Saturday, November 11, 2017
Interpreting and Modelling the Housing Market from Individual Behaviours (PDF)
Presentation to the North American regional scientists Conference, Vancouver BC, November 10, 2017.
Reports
Monday, October 19, 2020
Cycling Infrastructure and Its Relationship to Residential Property Prices (PDF)
Dr. Brian Doucet, Dr. Dawn Parker, Emma McDougall, Yu Huang, and Devin Feng
There is a commonly-held myth that bike lanes will reduce local property values. This myth is part of an often vocal ‘bikelash’ – resistance to cycling infrastructure. However, as with many other issues pertaining to cycling, there is little evidence to support this claim. This report explicitly seeks to understand to what extent cycling infrastructure impacts residential property values. Our case study examines the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, situated within the Region of Waterloo. All four local governments have been active in developing new cycling infrastructure, and they have also seen resistance to new infrastructure by some segments of the local community. While these cities do not have an abundance of separated cycling infrastructure, new bike lanes are added each year, and cycling is one of the most contentious local issues.
Theses
- Babin, Robert (2016). Estimating Homebuyer Preferences Under Intensification: Hedonic Modelling of Open Space and Multimodal Transit Amenities Preceding Light Rail in Kitchener-Waterloo. Masters Thesis, School of Planning, University of Waterloo.
- Tran, Jinny (2016). Understanding Developer’s Decision Making in the Region of Waterloo. BES Honours Thesis, School of Planning, University of Waterloo. Summary of results (PDF).
- Yeung, Kevin (2015). The Development of a Household Travel Resource Allocation Model for Kitchener – Waterloo. Masters Thesis, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo.
- Neudorf, Jason (2014). Understanding Accessibility, Analyzing Policy: New Approaches for a New Paradigm. Masters Thesis, School of Planning, University of Waterloo.
- DeFields, Emma (2013). Property size preferences and the value of private and public outdoor spaces amid a shift to high-density residential development: A case study of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Masters Thesis, School of Planning, University of Waterloo.