"More than 800 homes have been demolished in the past six years to make way for highway projects, highlighting how transportation investments can reduce housing supply and destabilize communities. The Greenlining Institute's "Homes Before Highways" project aims to make that data more accessible, allowing residents and policymakers to better understand where displacement is occurring."
"These impacts are often overlooked in housing debates, which tend to focus on new construction rather than homes lost to infrastructure projects. Clearer data is helping shift the conversation toward real community impacts and the need for policies that prioritize avoiding displacement, including alternatives to highway widening and requirements to replace lost housing."
Highway expansion projects in California have demolished more than 800 homes over six years, directly contributing to the state's housing crisis by reducing available housing stock and displacing residents. New state data from SB 695 now quantifies these impacts for the first time. The Greenlining Institute's "Homes Before Highways" project makes this data accessible to residents and policymakers to understand displacement patterns. Housing debates typically focus on new construction rather than homes lost to infrastructure projects, overlooking these significant impacts. Addressing the crisis requires policies prioritizing displacement avoidance, including alternatives to highway widening and requirements to replace demolished housing, while aligning transportation spending with California's housing and climate goals.
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