Okay. So we create dedicated bus lanes. And buses have right of way on the traffic light (we have proximity sensor - when bus approaches the light turns green).

Okay. So we create dedicated bus lanes. And buses have right of way on the traffic light (we have proximity sensor - when bus approaches the light turns green). And we triple the buses on the roads. This could work and will indeed be cheap. So the only roadblock is how to disenfranchise the drivers so they would not vote out the administration in a nanosecond. And we may also put to good use the riot and other military gear the police is stockpiling It is politically impossible.