So what? The reason so few people use public transit across the US is very likely because it sucks at getting them door-to-door in a reasonable amount of time.

So what? The reason so few people use public transit across the US is very likely because it sucks at getting them door-to-door in a reasonable amount of time. The question is: if that changes, what might people choose to do? The example of large cities like NYC at least teaches us that the American preference for solo car travel is not fixed.