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Who drives in New York?

by richard_cubano 12y ago

TheCoelacanth 12y ago
Literally millions of people.
- nknighthb 12y ago
  That's an interesting statistic. Where did you find it? I ask because the available statistics I've seen on NYC car ownership and daily usage would make me wonder if there are even 1 million cars operated on NYC streets per day.
  - bane 12y ago
    http://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/new-yorkers-and-cars http://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/new-yorkers-and-cars
    - nknighthb 12y ago
      Those are the statistics I'm aware of, yes. Not listed is the supposed statistic I'm seeking.
      - bane 12y ago
        The statistics are murky. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_New_York_Cit... less than 30% use cars daily, but even then that's something over 2 million cars from city residents alone. I would't drive if I lived in Manhattan or along the subway in another borough, but there's some places it makes sense.
  - TheCoelacanth 12y ago
    I didn't say that there were millions of cars each day. I said that there were millions of people who drive in NYC. 43.5% of households in NYC own a car[1]. That's approximately 1.3 million households[2]. When you take into account people driving in from the surrounding areas and households with multiple drivers, there are almost certainly at least 2 million people who sometimes drive in NYC. [1] http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/21/vital-signs-more-households-dont-own-a-car/ http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/21/vital-signs-more-h... [2] http://newyork.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm http://newyork.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
- reverius42 12y ago
  Might not be literally, if you're only counting Manhattan (and depending on the time frame). I would venture to guess it might be in the hundreds of thousands per day in Manhattan. Only 332,000 commuters (I assume this is per day) commute to Manhattan by car: http://wagner.nyu.edu/files/rudincenter/ManhattanCommuting.pdf http://wagner.nyu.edu/files/rudincenter/ManhattanCommuting.p..., and I would venture to guess an even smaller number commute within Manhattan by car. But counting all five boroughs, I am sure it is literally millions per day. Car ownership/use/commuting rates are much higher outside of Manhattan.

Who drives in New York?

TheCoelacanth 12y ago

Literally millions of people.

nknighthb 12y ago
That's an interesting statistic. Where did you find it? I ask because the available statistics I've seen on NYC car ownership and daily usage would make me wonder if there are even 1 million cars operated on NYC streets per day.
- bane 12y ago
  http://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/new-yorkers-and-cars http://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/new-yorkers-and-cars
  - nknighthb 12y ago
    Those are the statistics I'm aware of, yes. Not listed is the supposed statistic I'm seeking.
    - bane 12y ago
      The statistics are murky. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_New_York_Cit... less than 30% use cars daily, but even then that's something over 2 million cars from city residents alone. I would't drive if I lived in Manhattan or along the subway in another borough, but there's some places it makes sense.
- TheCoelacanth 12y ago
  I didn't say that there were millions of cars each day. I said that there were millions of people who drive in NYC. 43.5% of households in NYC own a car[1]. That's approximately 1.3 million households[2]. When you take into account people driving in from the surrounding areas and households with multiple drivers, there are almost certainly at least 2 million people who sometimes drive in NYC. [1] http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/21/vital-signs-more-households-dont-own-a-car/ http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/21/vital-signs-more-h... [2] http://newyork.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm http://newyork.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
reverius42 12y ago
Might not be literally, if you're only counting Manhattan (and depending on the time frame). I would venture to guess it might be in the hundreds of thousands per day in Manhattan. Only 332,000 commuters (I assume this is per day) commute to Manhattan by car: http://wagner.nyu.edu/files/rudincenter/ManhattanCommuting.pdf http://wagner.nyu.edu/files/rudincenter/ManhattanCommuting.p..., and I would venture to guess an even smaller number commute within Manhattan by car. But counting all five boroughs, I am sure it is literally millions per day. Car ownership/use/commuting rates are much higher outside of Manhattan.