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Driven to Despair: Overview

NOW on PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Overview

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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Driven to Despair: Video: Full Report

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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Driven to Despair: Web Video: An Exhausting Commute

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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Driven to Despair: Analysis: Exurbia, New Urbanism, TODs

NOW ON PBS :: October 10th, 2008
Driven to Despair: Analysis: Exurbia, New Urbanism, TODs

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