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Twin Cities minorities face longer commute times, report notes
Pioneer Press ^
| 5-13-15
| Fredrick Melo
Posted on 05/14/2015 5:21:00 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
The Twin Cities have long been considered one of the best places in the country to live when it comes to health, happiness and job opportunities, but the disparities for racial minorities are striking. A new report looks at yet another area where the experiences of whites and non-whites generally diverge: commute times. The 12-page study finds that black and Asian transit users in the Twin Cities spend 138 and 146 more hours each year, respectively, getting to and from work than white drivers do. For Latinos, the "transit time penalty" increased to 173 hours -- the equivalent of losing 4.5 work weeks annually in commute. "That means that, for a month a year more than white drivers, transit commuters of color are unavailable for working, helping children with homework, helping parents get to the doctor, running errands, volunteering in their communities, or participating in their churches," states the study.
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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: commute; lightrail; mn; transit
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LOL at moonbat 'study'. Light rail is RASSIS(but 'green')
To: TurboZamboni
Last week it was minorities faced light-inequality from the shadows of New York’s skyscrapers.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:22:17 AM PDT
by
Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: TurboZamboni
Maybe they wouldn’t face a long commute if business didn’t fear opening up shop in their neighborhoods.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:22:53 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: TurboZamboni
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:23:32 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
To: TurboZamboni
They should move to Philly where the trains are faster.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:24:39 AM PDT
by
umgud
(I never capitalize; muslim, islam or allah)
To: TurboZamboni
So the segregated trains and buses in the Twin Cities run fast for whites and slow for everyone else?
To: TurboZamboni
3 more hours a week. 30 minutes a day. 15 minutes each way. Oh the humanity.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:25:03 AM PDT
by
lodi90
To: cripplecreek
I wonder what is the average commute time is in Mogadishu?
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:26:23 AM PDT
by
lodi90
To: armydawg505
The minorities have to ride in the back so of course the creepy ass crackers get there first.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:28:39 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
To: armydawg505
There’s a difference between driving yourself and riding the bus. My home (where my parents lived) is 200 miles from Norfolk (where I live and was stationed while in the Navy). When leaving my car with them for deployments, it would take me 4 hours to drive down there, and almost 6 to return by Trailways bus. Darn bus stops for ANYTHING!!!
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:28:59 AM PDT
by
fredhead
(Join the Navy and see the world.....77% of which is covered in water.)
To: TurboZamboni
What a bogus study. It is comparing transit commuters to drivers. Transit commute is always going to slower ( unless in a place like New York ). Does the black driver coming from the same area have a better time than a black transit commuter? Chances are , yes. It has nothing to do with race.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:30:34 AM PDT
by
TheCipher
(Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain)
To: TheCipher
it would have been cheaper to buy everyone who is ‘poor’ and carless a decent used car than to build the light rail green line.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:31:52 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
To: TurboZamboni
What is the Asian transit? Never heard of it before, but it sounds racist and exclusionary.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:39:19 AM PDT
by
GilesB
To: TurboZamboni
What’s the light rail tab to date ?
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:46:12 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
To: TurboZamboni
Duration of trip is not determined by race, it is determined by mode of transportation.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:50:16 AM PDT
by
Ray76
(Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
To: TurboZamboni
Another great example of white privilege.
I feel so guilty, I’m gonna sell my Mustang GT and walk to work...
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:56:02 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: TurboZamboni
Yet the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council is forcing far distant suburbs to provide more subsidized housing for these same minorities that would mean even further commutes.
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posted on
05/14/2015 5:56:09 AM PDT
by
The Great RJ
(Socialists cry "Power to the people", and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what t)
To: TurboZamboni
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posted on
05/14/2015 6:06:57 AM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(Every time you say no to a liberal, you make the Baby Barack cry.)
To: TurboZamboni
When I was poor and took public transportation. I looked into how long a ride it would be before I interviewed for the position. Poor and stupid! Pity!
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posted on
05/14/2015 6:07:02 AM PDT
by
defconw
(Fight all error, and do it with good humor, patience, kindness and love. -St. John Cantius)
To: TurboZamboni
Whatever... I sit in my car 3 hours a day commuting from the Twin Cities Suburbs. Cry more.
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