Another way to look at it is that the number of workers with no car available actually went up in that same time frame, indicating to me that people who own cars switched how they get to work, while other options like biking became more appealing. if it was from an improved economic standing, one would expect the "no car available" to go down, but it could also be because people live closer to where they work and find owning a car a burden, especially in the age of ride hailing apps
i feel like two points that are missing in this piece are the dramatic effect of the 2012 transit cuts combined with the cheap price of gas. After the huge cuts, pittsburgers were forced to figure out different ways to get to work. some started driving, some started biking (you can see it in the charts). when the service was restored, people had new habits. Unfortunately, because gas prices got so cheap, some continued to drive alone. However, there were also a bunch more bike lanes by then, and an active bike culture so that many who switched to bikes continued to ride. but gas prices remain cheap, and as long as they do, people will drive.
Nice! Easy thing to do would be to ban smoking from the City-County Ashtray...errr....Portico and add better bike racks (which are always full). There's better smoking facilities there than bike parking facilities
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