Can a Full-Time Worker Afford to Access Opportunity in Philadelphia?

Published July 2026

By Joy Namunoga

A flagship report examining how housing, transportation, wages, and public policy shape the true cost of accessing opportunity in Philadelphia.

The Price of Proximity: How Housing, Transit, and Time Are Reshaping Everyday Survival in New York City.

Status: In Progress

By Dylan Power

A Policy to Pocket analysis examining how housing costs, transportation systems, commute burdens, and governance fragmentation shape the financial and time-related costs of accessing opportunity in New York City.

The Invisible Cost of “Affordability: How San Juan’s Housing Crisis, Infrastructure Instability, and Mobility Pressures Are Reshaping Access to Opportunity Across Puerto Rico.

Status: In Progress

By Amari Riviera

A Policy to Pocket analysis examining how housing pressures, infrastructure instability, transportation fragmentation, and uneven development are widening the geographic divide between affordability and access to opportunity across Puerto Rico.

When Political Commitments Meet Public Transit Reality.

Beyond the Manifesto

Research Underway

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SEPTA’s recurring crises reveal a deeper governance challenge in which political commitments to reliable, equitable, and accessible public transit collide with fragmented authority, unstable funding structures, and institutional constraints.