Great point. The fact that street parking is roughly free in NYC both encourages drivers to drive and causes unnecessary bottlenecks on congested major thorough

Great point. The fact that street parking is roughly free in NYC both encourages drivers to drive and causes unnecessary bottlenecks on congested major thoroughfares. Take, for instance, 86th Street. One lane taken up by parked cars, plus just one double-parked truck means most crosstown traffic along that latitude and in that direction (including packed busses) must single-flight. That the city chooses to keep commuters stuck in traffic to accommodate disused cars is a pessimal allocation of precious street area.