by Janell Ross
NEW YORK -- The people are in one place, many of the new jobs in another, according to a recent report. "Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs In Metropolitan America," a May report from the Brookings Institute, found that nearly 70 percent of people in large metropolitan areas live near some form of public transit. And despite transit route coverage varying from region to region, one rule held true: it's city dwellers with low incomes that have the best access to public transportation. Suburban communities occupied by middle-income and low-income families have the least access. That would seem to benefit city-dwellers. But there's a problem...[continued]
