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<h2>Learn More</h2>
<p>Today, more than half of the residents in Boston are considered rent burdened<sup><a href="https://homesforprofit.mapc.org/report">1</a></sup>, raising the question of what can be done to improve housing affordability and accessibility to all parts of Boston. You can learn more about proposed legislation and housing policies, as well as ways to get involved, by exploring the resources below.</p>
<h2>What's next?</h2>
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We hope that navigating our visualization helped provide you with some insight into how your access to high-paying jobs may currently be limited. Perhaps
you were surprised by how long of a commute you would have to the Boston city center if you wanted to keep your rent at a price you're comfortable with.
Our goal in creating this visualization was to help Boston area residents understand how they may be paying for access to higher paying jobs, either
directly via high rent prices, or indirectly by spending hours of each day commuting to and from work.
By getting a high-level understanding of the interplay between rent prices, commute times, and available salaries, we hope you're left with some sense
of how the current housing crisis in Boston might be affecting you personally.
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<p>
Today, more than half of the residents in Boston are considered rent burdened<sup><a href="https://homesforprofit.mapc.org/report">1</a></sup>,
raising the question of what can be done to improve housing affordability and accessibility to all parts of Boston. While any solution that helps
bring down housing costs or increase transit options will undoubtedly take a long time, every change has to start somewhere. It's easy to be wary
of new legislations that change the status quo, but if we want to alleviate the current situation, we have to start somewhere, and we hope you might
now be more motivated to think holistcally about future legislation before reacting critically. Below we list some current and proposed legislations
if you're interested in learning more, but please also feel free to continue to explore the fully-featured dashboard by clicking on the "Dashboard"
tab above.
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<h2>Further resources</h2>
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You can learn more about proposed legislation and housing policies, as well as ways to get involved, by exploring the resources below.
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<p><a href="https://www.mapc.org/get-involved/legislative-priorities/#housing">MAPC Legislative Priorities</a>: the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission's housing legislative agenda that includes initiatives and recommenations for updated approaches to housing construction, zoning, subsidies, transportation, and renter protections</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.topa4ma.org/">Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)</a>: proposed state-wide bills that gives tenants the right to purchase property instead of being displaced upon foreclosures or short sales</p>
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Hopefully you've learned something about how your voting choices could be affecting your ability to
access high-paying jobs. Now please feel free to explore the fully-featured dashboard by
clicking on the "Dashboard" tab above.
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