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[–] 3 points 4 days ago* (2 children)

While I'm certainly in favour of transit, I think this shows the opposite: households with the money for a vehicle have a vehicle; households without do not.

Queens is perhaps less dense, making ownership of a vehicle (parking etc) more feasible.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 days ago

    Manhattan is obviously the richest borough but people largely don't drive there because it's expensive and annoying to find parking, and there's the congestion charge, and there's always a subway station within a five minute walk.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    There might be several reasons for that connection. For example, if you rarely need or use a car it is natural that only those with fuck toy-money would prioritize buying one. They buy it because they might as well, not because they have to.

    If public transport was insufficient, or it was easier to use a car, those numbers might look very different.

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