Getting Around When You're Just Getting By: Transportation Survival Strategies of the Poor

Although research has shown that transportation expenditures are burdensome for low-income households, there is less information available explaining how households manage their mobility needs. To shed insight, this Journal of Poverty article details transportation experiences of 73 low-income individuals in San Jose, California. Research discovered that although low-income families creatively find methods of managing transportation costs, these survival strategies come at a price. High costs to transportation result in fewer miles travelled. This limits families from the very employment opportunities which could lift them out of poverty. (Cost required to access full article.)