Allowing Cars on Park Row Would - Wait for It! - Bring More Cars Downtown, DOT Says - Streetsblog New York City

"We do estimate that there will be additional volume in the network that is not currently in the network. Creating a new roadway will create more traffic, not just shift it around."

"According to DOT data, a whopping 80 percent of people passing through the area are on foot, but they only get 37 percent of the street scape."

"Chinatown's population is older, poorer, and has a lower car ownership rate than Manhattan as a whole, according to a report by local business groups and the Department of Small Business Services."

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