Who Drives to Work in Manhattan?

Government workers are far more likely to drive cars to work in Manhattan than private-sector workers, according to a new study from Transportation Alternatives, a pedestrian and bicycling advocacy group. The report found that 33% of government workers drove to work in Manhattan compared to 11% of private workers. The reason: many government workers have free parking. The report also estimates that if government workers commuted by public transportation or other means at the same rate as others, there would be 14,000 fewer cars coming into the Manhattan central business district each day.
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Funny, this is an issue in DC as well. See this Post article from last November, "Free Parking May End For D.C. Employees: Traffic Panel Offers Gridlock Solutions." And I have written before this is a big issue with federal workers, in particular people who work for Congress.