Weak Transit Costs Metro Detroiters Dearly

Region spends more on transportation than almost any other

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July 13, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

In a new study, Driven to Spend, a national transportation research group found that in metropolitan Detroit, which is the largest urban area in the country without a regional public transit system, families spend a higher proportion of their household income on getting to work, school, shopping, and recreation than families in all but two other American cities Houston and Cleveland. On average, according to the report, residents of southeastern Michigan spend one-fifth of their income on personal transportation needs.

Thanks to Keith Schneider

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