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Sprawl Consumes Transportation Budgets

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
12 March 2001 - 9:00am

Sprawl and inadequate public transit options cause transportation costs to exceed housing costs in six U.S. cities.

"Transportation costs now exceed housing costs in six U.S. cities, according to a recent report by the Surface Transportation Policy Project and the Center for Neighborhood Technology.Areas where transportation takes the biggest chunk out of the household budget are Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Detroit, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Tampa."

Full Story: Sprawl consumes space and transportation budgets
Source: Environmental News Network, March 8, 2001
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