http://speakunited.org/category/free-tag/commuting The taxonomy view with a depth of 3. xx http://speakunited.org/blog/meghan+keaney/2008/03/the-costs-commuting <p> Brookings just came out with three new studies on transportation and<br /> the cost of living. One of the studies in particular caught my eye.</p> <p><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/0314_transportation_puentes.aspx?emc=lm&amp;m=213594&amp;l=16&amp;v=233796" title="Brookings Commuting Study">Commuting to Opportunity </a>found that, compared with other workers, the <b>working poor spend a much higher portion of their income on commuting.</b><br /> The cost burden of commuting for the working poor is 6.1 percent<br /> compared with 3.8 percent for other workers. The working poor who drive<br /> to work spend the most: 8.4 percent... <span class='read-more'><a href="http://speakunited.org/blog/meghan+keaney/2008/03/the-costs-commuting">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> <ul> </ul> <ul> </ul> http://speakunited.org/blog/meghan+keaney/2008/03/the-costs-commuting#comments Affordable Housing Basic Needs commuting Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:58:49 -0400 Meghan Keaney Anderson 1018 at http://speakunited.org