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Report No.\u003Cbr>UC-ITS-2022-18 |  | 2. Government Accession No.\u003Cbr>N/A |  | 3. Recipient’s Catalog No.\u003Cbr>N/A |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 4. Title and Subtitle\u003Cbr>Stockton’s Crosstown Freeway, Urban Renewal, and Asian Americans: Systemic Causes and Impacts |  |  |  | 5. Report Date\u003Cbr>October 2023 |  |\n|  |  |  |  | 6. Performing Organization Code\u003Cbr>UCLA ITS |  |\n| 7. Author(s)\u003Cbr>Paul M. Ong, [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-6297](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-6297);\u003Cbr>Chhandara Pech, [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3065-051X](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3065-051X); Christopher-Hung Do, [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6334-9686](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6334-9686);\u003Cbr>Anne Yoon, [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-2864](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-2864);\u003Cbr>Jacob L. Wasserman, [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-5798](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-5798) |  |  |  | 8. Performing Organization Report No.\u003Cbr>UCLA ITS-LA2114 |  |\n| 9. Performing Organization Name and Address\u003Cbr>Institute of Transportation Studies, UCLA\u003Cbr>3320 Public Affairs Building\u003Cbr>Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656 |  |  |  | 10. Work Unit No.\u003Cbr>N/A |  |\n|  |  |  |  | 11. Contract or Grant No.\u003Cbr>UC-ITS-2022-18 |  |\n| 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address\u003Cbr>The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies [www.ucits.org](www.ucits.org) |  |  |  | 13. Type of Report and Period Covered\u003Cbr>Final Report (October 2021 – October 2023) |  |\n|  |  |  |  | 14. Sponsoring Agency Code\u003Cbr>UC ITS |  |\n| 15. Supplementary Notes\u003Cbr>DOI: 10. 7922/G21N7ZGP |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 16. Abstract\u003Cbr>This project uses mixed methods to examine the systemic causes and consequences of the construction of Stockton, California’s Crosstown Freeway and of urban redevelopment for Asian Americans communities. Stockton underwent spatial restructuring in the decades after the Second World War, and state and local government contributed and responded to these changes by implementing connected freeway and urban renewal programs. Historical and contemporaneous xenophobia and racism placed Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Manila in their path, with these enclaves deemed blighted and subject to “slum clearance.” The choice of freeway route was racially biased. The neighborhood surrounding an unchosen route was predominantly white, whereas that of the chosen route was predominantly home to people of color. Freeway construction during the 1960s and 1970s directly displaced hundreds of people and housing units downtown—mainly people of color, particularly Asians. The communities most harmed were the Asian American enclaves, where the housing stock declined by about three quarters between 1960 and 1970. The losses were not only physical, as the freeway and redevelopment eviscerated once vibrant ethnic commercial hubs. Because of long-standing economic and political marginalization, Asian Americans were relatively powerless to prevent the destruction; nonetheless, they fought to build affordable housing for their people, protect and in some cases relocate cultural institutions, and support surviving ethnic businesses. In the long run, Stockton failed to revitalize its downtown, while destroying its cultural diversity. The findings can help reform and improve professional practice within the transportation arena to ensure racial fairness and equity. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 17. KeyWords\u003Cbr>Freeways, history, road construction, urban renewal, underserved communities, structural racism, Asian Americans, Stockton |  |  | 18. Distribution Statement\u003Cbr>No restrictions. |  |  |\n| 19. Security Classification (of this report)\u003Cbr>Unclassified | 20. Security Classification (of this page)\u003Cbr>Unclassified |  | 21. No. of Pages\u003Cbr>140 |  | 22. 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