The US is indeed addicted to cars, and particularly for those living in the suburbs this is a sunk investment. It really doesn't help that the cities are (usua

The US is indeed addicted to cars, and particularly for those living in the suburbs this is a sunk investment. It really doesn't help that the cities are (usually) NOT built to building codes that actually encourage privacy between units, that needs to get fixed too. However, an upgrade path would be a great idea. That path must allow for the transit systems (either highly regulated utilities or community owned) to spread. * New core has the target service level in place. * That service links to a PROPER parking structure at en edge. * Such structure should be SECURE (unfortunately monitored) * Also package transport services in addition to people. Renting 'a spot' in that area, as part of a residence OR as part of visiting should be low cost, and shouldn't /punish/ owning a car. The idea is you're incentivizing use of the new zone as well as commerce within it. The parking structures become a gateway as well as additional storage (and should convert to that when use for parking decreases).