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If driving into Manhattan were not an option, I would expect demand for housing in Manhattan would go up[0]. Of course, housing in Manhattan is already incred

If driving into Manhattan were not an option, I would expect demand for housing in Manhattan would go up[0]. Of course, housing in Manhattan is already incredibly expensive... I'm sure Manhattan would become very pleasant for those who could still afford to live there. [0] (Suppose for the sake of argument my preference for commuting was driving,walking,transit (in that order.) With the option of driving eliminated my second preference would be to walk, which means finding housing closer to my workplace in Manhattan.)

megaremote 7y ago
> If driving into Manhattan were not an option, I would expect demand for housing in Manhattan would go up[0]. Of course, housing in Manhattan is already incredibly expensive... Why? And we recover all that wasted space on roads to build parks and a lot more housing.
- xhgdvjky 7y ago
  it would be a very slow re allocation
amarshall 7y ago
Your preference aside, most of the people who commute into Manhattan already take mass transit rather than a car. I don’t think too much would change for most. I don’t know where you live, but NYC is very different than the rest of the U.S. when it comes to transportation. In NYC, only around half of people own a car (in Manhattan it’s even less: around a quarter).