Economy
CityLab Daily: Commute Discrimination Is a Thing
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Bias training: Where you live and where you work can’t always be in the same place. That’s especially true in a city like Washington, D.C., where housing in central neighborhoods has become unaffordable. The ability to commute from across the wider region ought to expand access to jobs, but a new study suggests it doesn’t always work that way. In fact, researchers found that people applying to low-wage jobs may face discrimination based on their commute.