A study conducted last year for the Partnership for New York City, a business group, cited 2000 census data that showed about 35 percent of government workers in Manhattan drive to work, compared with 14 percent for those who work in finance. Kathryn S. Wylde, the president of the group, said that many city workers drive because they can park at no charge using parking placards obtained through their agencies.

From the NYTimes, via the Freakonomics Blog. Talk about an Incentive Centered Design problem. Unlike Detroiters, however, at least New Yorkers have public transportation as a viable option.

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