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On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
one of the greatest drivers of gentrification throughout the country has been driven by unchecked and unguided transit-oriented development
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Garcia identifies transit-oriented development as a key factor in gentrification affecting working-class families.

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