Said1
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no1tovote4 said:Mass transportation is not used by the poor exclusively and benefits more than just the poor. Giving a hand up by implementing mass transportation systems used by all people (if they are effective transportation systems this will be the case, the less effective the system the more likely those with means will avoid it) is not often seen as a welfare program but more often as a benefit to the city in question, it alleviates problems with parking and encourages tourism.
I only mention it because of the effective isolation that would ensue if they were moved to an area without an effective transportation system. If they were moved to an outside area either an effective system would need to be built where they were moved to or we would simply be putting an unnecessary burden upon them.
Specifically where I live there is no effective way to introduce mass transport to the suburban areas. It would not be cost effective and thus would effect a further isolation as well as almost no access to jobs.
Just to clarify, I'm not saying move them anywhere, I'm saying this is how is was done here. Now these areas have been surpassed by more housing developments. They were never considered rural or where they isolated 25yrs ago either.