- Descriptive: What is the geography of gentrification? Where has recent development been concentrated in cities? What is the relationship between transit and gentrification?
- Explanatory: Why have certain neighborhoods gentrified? How have cities decided where and how to invest in transit? Why does local resistance to new transportation infrastructure and development emerge?
- Evaluative: To what extent does transit enable greater mobility and/or contribute to gentrification? To what degree does gentrification equate to displacement? How does transit investment affect people’s transportation mode choices and the overall energy/carbon intensity of cities?
- Instrumental: What can be done to create denser, walkable, transit-oriented communities without displacing current residents? How should local constituencies be involved in the transportation planning and development processes? Where should cities concentrate development, in relation to their transportation infrastructures?