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.