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boogabooga08 t1_iqyw07h wrote

Reply to comment by celj1234 in These are the most and least expensive major U.S. cities based on the average cost of monthly expenses by PabloEscobar301

DC is not car dependent at all.

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celj1234 t1_iqywier wrote

In comparison to NYC? Yeah it is

https://www.governing.com/archive/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html

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boogabooga08 t1_ir0he81 wrote

Car ownership does not equal car dependent. It is a proxy, but there is nuance.

For instance, DC has a much higher median income than NYC. More people can easily afford cars that they do not use.

Of course, if you compare Manhattan to all of DC, Manhattan is more transit friendly and less car dependent. However, if you compare all of NYC to DC, it is very comparable or DC even wins.cthere are giant portions of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and especially Staten island that are fully car dependent. In DC it is just the very rich parts of NW and the low income areas EOTR that are car dependent.

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