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The welfare of service workers is not a problem that is best solved through regional approaches; that is, we supply affordable housing within a region and provide public transportation for commuting all over the region. The policy win would be housing access for service workers within the neighborhoods where they work. Proximity is the most accessible urban arrangement and the cheapest. One of the greatest burdens borne by service workers is irregular work scheduling. The flexibility of the car is what most service workers rely on to keep to those schedules. We should offer them the option of proximity as a cost-effective alternative.

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