New report released today by the Brookings Institution presents a clear and dire picture of the significant transportation challenges facing low-income workers and job applicants. The report, "Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America," reveals the stark and enduring obstacles faced by low-income people and communities of color in getting to regional job centers. The first-of-its-kind analysis of transit access in the nation's 100 largest metropolitan regions found that: Across all metro areas, the typical worker could reach only about 7 percent of their region's in a one-way, 45-minute transit commute. Three-quarters of low-and middle-skill jobs cannot be accessed even by a one-way, 90-minute transit commute. Residents of low-income suburban neighborhoods face some of the biggest challenges.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
New Study: Low-Income Communities Can’t Get to Jobs | EquityBlog
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