Journal
JOURNAL OF POVERTY
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 355-378Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10875549.2014.951905
Keywords
expenditure burden; transportation; survival strategies; mobility; public transit; automobiles
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- Mineta Transportation Institute
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Researchers argue that transportation expenditures impose a heavy burden on low-income households, many of whom experience difficulty managing their travel costs. However, relatively little research explores how low-income households manage their mobility needs. To address this issue, this study uses qualitative data from interviews with 73 low-income people living in and around San Jose, California. The interviews reveal the resiliency of low-income families in creatively managing their transportation costs. However, the transportation survival strategies of the poor can come at a high price-fewer miles traveled and, therefore, reduced access to opportunities that may lift them out of poverty.
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