Most Portland families own 1 car, and bus/walk/MAX most places. The people that moved here all seems to have 2-4 cars per household and now our traffic is the literal fucking worst.
ThatOneBitch, having multiple cars per family is at least common in the East coast because public transport is generally terrible. That being said, I think New York has lost a good amount of street cred due to its massive influx of yuppies.