It’s all hyper focusing on the psychotic minority of people who drive into Manhattan and how hard it is for them, despite having commutes that could easily be done with public transit. There’s a scant few soundbites from strap hangers, the people who are the vast majority of commuters. One of the networks had a long interview with a tourist from Philadelphia who drove in for a Broadway show. She’s going on about how tough it’ll be for commuters, like, shut the fuck up, you are out of your element, you don’t live here, you don’t work here, stop opining on things you know nothing about.
But also, more people taking the train means more people walking from the train to their destination which means more foot traffic which means more potential customers which means more sales. The conventional wisdom is backwards when it comes to the relationship between brick and mortar retail sales and car dependency.