05-10-2022, 03:25 PM
(05-10-2022, 02:17 PM)dtkvictim Wrote:(05-10-2022, 11:49 AM)tomh009 Wrote: ... you may also consider finding housing closer to your workplace so that you don't need to drive a car. I certainly know people who do that (or find work closer to their housing).
1) Is this even an option if you are looking at affordable housing? Do you get to choose? Genuinely curious here.
2) This comment feels a little out of touch. Moving isn't free, perhaps more expensive than someone living paycheck-to-paycheck can afford. A lot of low paying jobs are also not anywhere close worth moving for between inconsistent (or malicious) scheduling, and poor working conditions, that will force you to look for new work after not too long.
Instead of moving to a moderately affordable home in the suburbs (such as this one), you can move to one closer to your employment -- or not move at all. These are not income-geared housing (which has ridiculously long waiting lists) but just reasonably priced housing. Which certainly does exist elsewhere, too, albeit it can take some work to find one depending on your price and location criteria.
My point is that while our society is car-centric, it is possible to avoid having a car, or at least avoid having two cars. And offering people options that are not optimized for cars is a good thing.