Pathways to opportunity: Linking up housing and transportation (Robert Puentes, Joseph Kane, Brookings)

Although the U.S. economy experienced 71 consecutive months of job growth, many people and households are not better off. This is particularly true if you are poor and physically isolated from jobs and good schools. The barriers facing many Americans are multiple, and creating effective pathways to opportunity requires action on a wide range of issues, from early childhood education, to nutrition, to personal finance. But there are few things more central to a person’s well-being than a home of their own and the transportation networks that provide both physical and economic mobility.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2016/03/01-opportunity-housing-transportation-puentes-kane