[lbo-talk] Renters priced out of L.A.

[John Thornton]

Jordan Hayes wrote:
> Andie asks:
>
>   
>> Do you think that might be explained in part by NYers
>> using public transit more and being less likely to
>> have cars?
>>     
>
> I think there's a tendency to think of NYers as all being like Doug: 
> Manhattanites, skipping around in subways and cabs, not having owned a 
> car in years.
>
> This says otherwise: http://www.schallerconsult.com/pub/cityinflux.pdf
>
> /jordan 

This says ~30% of NYer's travel to work by car while ~80% of workers in 
LA travel to work by car.
In LA only ~10% took public transportation while in NY it's ~35%.
~10% of NYer's take a cab but the number is almost immeasurably low in 
LA. <2%
~30% of NYer's walk or bike but in LA it's <5%
How is this saying otherwise?
1 in 3 public transit riders in the entire US are in NY and 2 in 3 train 
riders are in NY.

When I lived in NYC and Chicago I didn't own a car, even when I lived in 
Lake Forest.
I wouldn't try that anywhere else in the US except maybe Seattle.
NY is exceptional in the US and drastically so when it comes to public 
transportation usage.

John Thornton