{"id":104,"date":"2018-06-26T21:12:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T21:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/still-on-the-edge\/?p=104"},"modified":"2019-02-20T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T16:52:09","slug":"enduring-a-3-hour-commute-for-a-5-pay-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.kera.org\/still-on-the-edge\/2018\/06\/26\/enduring-a-3-hour-commute-for-a-5-pay-raise\/","title":{"rendered":"Enduring A 3-Hour Commute For A $5 Pay Raise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life hasn’t changed much since\u00a0we visited\u00a0Jubilee Park three years ago. It’s a neighborhood on the financial edge, in the shadow of Interstate 30 in Old East Dallas. Chris Crowley was born and raised there. He’s got a better job now, but he’s spending 24 hours a week commuting.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Chris Crowley, 39, at his home that he shares with his family in Old East Dallas. Photo: Allison V. Smith<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Chris Crowley, 39, takes DART to\u00a0work four days a week. The commute is over three hours each way. Photo: Allison V. Smith<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Crowley begins his commute walking from his home to the DART station in Fair Park. Photo: Allison V. Smith<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Crowley takes two different trains and two buses to reach the\u00a0Home Depot Distribution Center where he works. Photo: Allison V. Smith<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    During the work week, he maxes out at four hours of sleep \u2014 two hours less than his daily commute. Photo: Allison V. Smith<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n