1. La Definición y el Impacto de la Pobreza del Transporte.
La pobreza del transporte se define como la falta de acceso a opciones de movilidad asequibles, accesibles y seguras. Este fenómeno es un obstáculo significativo para la educación, el empleo y la salud, y se agrava por la falta de datos y definiciones claras a nivel nacional.
- Transport poverty the lack of affordable, accessible, safe, reliable, and available transport is a widespread but overlooked issue that is deepening inequality across -prince edward island-.
- Transport poverty is real. It often goes hand-in-hand with other societal fails like food deserts and social isolation. Access to affordable mobility is a basic human right, not a luxury.
- 1 we need a clear, national definition of transport poverty. Because if we dont define the problem, we cant tackle it.
- Transport poverty is harming health and limiting opportunities for many. And women, disabled people, children and low-income groups are particularly affected.
2. La Dependencia del Automóvil como Trampa de Pobreza.
La infraestructura urbana y la cultura que priorizan el automóvil obligan a las personas a poseer vehículos, incluso si viven cerca de la línea de pobreza. Los costos asociados (préstamos con altas tasas de interés, seguros más caros y mantenimiento constante) se describen como un "impuesto a la pobreza" que dificulta la movilidad económica.
- Forcing working people to own vehicles, just to get to work, is an unfair tax that keeps people poor. I see homeless people sleeping in cars. Thats the last thing they own, and likely one of the reasons they couldnt get out of poverty.
- Poor people who drive have nissans with 250k miles and a 27 interest rate over 84 months - a car that will not survive the length of the loan. Driving is a poverty trap in a way that bikebustrain are not.
- And for so many people, losing your car leads to losing employment. Its a trap door into poverty.
- Add to that how much more it costs someone living in poverty to own a car. Insurance rates are higher, credit fees are higher, because of this, you cant afford a good car so you have to buy crap, now your repair costs are higher the cycle is vicious.
3. El Transporte Masivo como Herramienta de Alivio de la Pobreza.
Existe un fuerte consenso en que mejorar y abaratar el transporte público es una de las formas más efectivas de sacar a las personas de la pobreza. La propuesta de tarifas gratuitas o fuertemente subsidiadas (Fair Fares) se presenta como una medida de justicia social, contrastando con la práctica de criminalizar la evasión de tarifas.
- Mass transit is dollar for dollar the most effective way to lift people out of poverty of this happening.
- If the government is serious about tackling poverty, it must fix local transport. That means cheaper, more reliable services designed with and for the people who rely on them most.
- The switch to free bussubway transfers was one of the greatest anti-poverty moves the mta ever did.
- Fares are significant expense for the most disadvantaged are inefficient - collection enforcement cost time money are irritating humiliating create an opportunity to criminalize poverty.
- Public transit should be free its a public service and more people taking it is only a good thing. We should be incentivizing transit use to help traffic, the environment, and public health not criminalizing poverty.