The folks at WeLoveDC have posted a clever new map, based on
an earlier one from Boston, showing the clear relationship between rents and
proximity to rapid transit. On the
Washington area map, the effects of linking transportation planning and land
use planning in Arlington and Montgomery counties are clearly seen – as is the
obvious lack of success in Prince Georges.
The connection is harder to see in Boston, at least beyond
the northern branch of the Red Line, where one has to think that Porter and
Davis squares are definitely pricier than they would be without the T. Probably a more complicated situation
there, but it raises some interesting questions. How bad was the alignment of the Orange Line – just bad or
very bad? What will be the effect
of the Green Line extension?
Good visuals!
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