[khold_stare]

Except for the Ubers, everything you listed that was added, moves more people than cars do. Public transit, bike lanes, walkable areas provide viable alternatives methods of transit so you no longer need to use a car. And those cars have huge costs to residents - noise, pollution - that they dont pay for. Congestion pricing literally is a price to pay if you refuse to use anything else that is more efficient in a dense city.

Also your comment on the "Bankrupt MTA". Public transit is just that - PUBLIC transit. It is not supposed to make a profit, the same way highways for cars are a public good. When is the last time you complained that your taxes are too high because of all the road maintenance? Those damn highways better make a profit!

Look at the data before you gobble up right-wing misinformation. Do you even live in NYC?

[PaulHoule]

In New York in particular the density is so high that it's completely impossible that everyone who works in Manhattan could drive in. I mean, you could demolish half of it and build highways and parking lots and then maybe you could drive in but you'd lose the benefits of it being a city built up high.

[alamortsubite]

> I mean, you could demolish half of it and build highways and parking lots

Right, and sadly this describes the downtowns of many U.S. cities since Robert Moses.

[nla]

I am a police officer here and live in Manhattan. Clearly you have non idea what you are talking about.