With gas prices spiking and home values crumbling, the American working class dream of a cheap commute to work from ever-appreciating houses on the fringes of suburbia has become more like an American nightmare.
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NOW on PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Overview
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NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Video: Full Report
Blueprint America -- with NOW on PBS -- examines this crisis through the example of southern California.
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NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Timeline: Los Angeles Transit
A history of transit in the Los Angeles area as the city modernized at the turn of the 20th Century through today.
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NOW on PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Web Video: An Exhausting Commute
Audel Vilda is struggling to reconcile high gas prices, a crushing drop in the value of his home and his desire to spend more time with his family.
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NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Analysis: Exurbia, New Urbanism, TODs
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