Poverty, the report suggests, is far from intractable. Living in a densely populated city appears to help people achieve success. For example, for every 10% leap toward density in the sprawl score, there was a 4.1% increase in the chance that a child born in the bottom 20% of the national income distribution would graduate to the top 20% by age 30. Its also cheaper to live in dense cities. In those areas, people spend slightly less of their income on the combined cost of housing and transportation. (They have more low-cost transportation options, including walking, which of course is free.)
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 04:00:40 +0000
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