Barriers to Basic Needs

Streets, sidewalks, buses, and other transportation infrastructure exists to provide access to our basic needs: to go to our home, school, workplace, the grocery store, a doctor’s office, a local park, or other destination. In this section, we examine how well our transportation system provides access to five basic needs: housing, jobs, goods and services, education, and recreation, and discuss what we can do to remove barriers to these basic needs. You can also explore this information on the Map Viewer.

Jobs

Goods & Services

Education

Recreation