Assessing the impacts of light rail transit on urban land in Manila

accessibility and distance as they relate to variables such as land values, land uses, and population den-sities in Manila, Philippines. Using correlations and regressions, these variables are analyzed against an accessibility index and network distances obtained from a model built within a Geographic Informa-tion System (GIS). Land values, land uses, and population densities are inĔuenced in a limited, though consistent, way by the accessibility provided by LRT1 and the distance to it. ăe analysis of impacts aĕer the construction of LRT1 found that accessibility and distance were only consistent inĔuences for residential land values, with marginal results for the rest of the variables. ăese results, when contrasted with the urban conđguration of Manila and the studies reviewed, show that the limited impacts may be a consequence of good accessibility before LRT1 and the lack of complementary planning and policies for taking advantage of its inĔuence