U.S. suburbs have more poor than the cities do, study finds.

[TygrBright]

7. Suburbs have few options for the jobless.

Distances are great, and if you don't have a workable vehicle or can't afford gas, even a job at the local fast-food joint (which may be the only thing available) may not be practical.

In cities, you often have better luck finding a crap job to get you by.

I don't think this is necessarily a LARGE factor in this demographic shift, but I think it is a factor.

We need to redesign our living environments to be small walkable/bikeable/busable clusters of everything needed to live decently- houses, stores, businesses that employ people, places to socialize, schools, etc.- linked to larger core areas by quality public transportation.

wearily,
Bright