> Driving everywhere in Houston results in a hell of a lot higher quality of life than riding public transit everywhere in Boston. I'd bet that few people excl

> Driving everywhere in Houston results in a hell of a lot higher quality of life than riding public transit everywhere in Boston. I'd bet that few people exclusively take public transit in Boston. People still take taxis and car-shares, hitch rides with friends. The key is that for many important high traffic routes, the highest quality of life option in Boston is transit, far better than sitting in traffic. Even in parts of the world that have amazing public transit systems, there are use cases where a car (whether owned, rented, or hired), fills in the quality of life gap very nicely.