http://www.metafilter.com/tags/afford Posts tagged with 'afford' at MetaFilter. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:04:16 -0800 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:04:16 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/71217/Valueadded%2Dhousing%2Dcosts How far away from work do you live? How much of your pay gets used up to get you to and from work, get you around town, and pay for where you live? As gas and food prices continue to rise, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/business/27spend.html?scp=6&sq=inflation&st=cse">affordability</a>" has become a more critical notion for everyday Americans. The <a href="http://www.cnt.org/">Center for Neighborhood Technology</a> developed their <a href="http://htaindex.cnt.org/">Housing + Transportation Affordability Index</a>, which aims to help better inform renters and owners about the relationship of transportation options to where one lives. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.71217 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:04:16 -0800 afford affordability cnt food gas housing inflation mortgage nytimes rent transportation Blazecock Pileon