http://startribune.com/stories/484/4002289.html
Some relevant quotes. . . .
"Families spend more on transportation than on food or health care, according to a new report from the Surface Transportation Policy Project in Washington, D.C."
"The portion of the family budget spent on transportation has grown from less than 10 percent in 1935 to about 14 percent in 1960 to 19.3 percent today, the report said."
"The report noted that the growth in transportation cost parallels a decline in transit use and an increase in suburban sprawl. It found the highest costs of transportation in spread-out metropolitan areas that are poorly served by transit."
(((Here's the kicker.)))
"The nation's poorest families spend more than 40 percent of their take-home pay to get around, making it more difficult for them to afford housing and health care, the report concludes."
"The report recommends more government spending on public transit to offer a range of transportation choices."
(((And I would add. . .*while so-called progressives in Minneapolis, in the name of social justice, advocate for increased expenditures on auto-based infrastructure.*)))
Russell Raczkowski
Bancroft
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