Originally Posted by
tandempower
A lot of commuting occurs because more affluent areas aren't affordable for service personnel to live and so people commute across town to perform service work in these areas while the residents commute elsewhere for professional jobs that take all their time.
This is the problem.
People can't live next to the office because the cost of renting skyrockets the closer you get to the city. I don't know if there's an answer to this question because good paying and high paying jobs allow tenants to afford more and landowners take advantage of this.
One solution is to build up and force developers to construct new affordable rentals or condos. However, in 10 years those same luxury condos will be worth much more so you can never have low income housing for too long even with new construction.
It seems the only time you can have affordable rentals is if the neighborhood is in shambles or 40 miles away from the jobs!