The Cost of Proximity: How Housing, Transit, and Time Are Reshaping Everyday Survival in New York City.
A Policy to Pocket analysis examining how housing costs, transportation systems, commute burdens, and fragmented governance shape the true cost of accessing opportunity in New York City. By connecting policy decisions to everyday life, it reveals how the cost of proximity extends far beyond rent to include the hidden costs of time, mobility, and access.
Can a Full-Time Worker Afford to Access Opportunity in Philadelphia?
Housing costs tell only part of the story. The real affordability challenge is the combined cost of reaching work, education, healthcare, and everyday opportunity. By tracing the path from policy decisions to everyday costs, this analysis reveals the hidden cost of accessing opportunity in Philadelphia.
The Invisible Cost of “Affordability: How San Juan’s Housing Crisis, Infrastructure Instability, and Mobility Pressures Are Reshaping Access to Opportunity Across Puerto Rico.
Coming soon: A Policy to Pocket analysis examining how housing pressures, infrastructure instability, transportation fragmentation, and uneven development are reshaping the true cost of accessing opportunity across Puerto Rico. By connecting governance decisions to everyday life, it reveals how affordability depends not only on the cost of housing, but also on reliable infrastructure, mobility, and equitable access to opportunity.
When Political Commitments Meet Public Transit Reality.
Coming soon: A Beyond the Manifesto analysis examining how political commitments to reliable, equitable, and accessible public transit collide with fragmented governance, unstable funding, and institutional constraints. By following the path from campaign promises to implementation, it explores why delivering public transit is often far more difficult than promising it.