Sure, but every time NYC "car culture" questions come up, people start wringing their hands about people who need to drive to work. If we're talking NYC that's

Sure, but every time NYC "car culture" questions come up, people start wringing their hands about people who need to drive to work. If we're talking NYC that's a low percentage of people who do drive to work (whether they need to is another question) and for the Upper West Side (say, zipcodes 10023, 10024, 10025) very low, 6%-7%. http://zipatlas.com/us/ny/zip-code-comparison/percentage-population-drive-to-work.16.htm http://zipatlas.com/us/ny/zip-code-comparison/percentage-pop... It is less compelling to say that people need free curbside parking so they can go to the Catskills, whether they have a house there or not.