I can get behind movements like this. But, if it takes longer on public transit to get from a to b, even if it's an unusual, unpopular, or unprofitable route th

I can get behind movements like this. But, if it takes longer on public transit to get from a to b, even if it's an unusual, unpopular, or unprofitable route then I'll fight tooth and nail. I spent many years riding transit 6 days a week 90-120 minutes each way, sometimes 4 ways for work and school on terrible routes, on dirty, foul smelling, cramped transit filled with the forsaken and forgotten souls of my city. These 90-120m transit rides take a mere 5-15 minutes by car. Cycling and walking are even less practical in my area. In buying a vehicle I've spent more money, but saved something like 700 hours a year. I've also been able to enjoy my areas attractions, and amenities more. If you're going to get my support on a ballot initiative then you'll need to preserve those time savings and save me money. Fast, cheap mass transit is possible, but the large auto makers won't let it happen unless it's over their rotting corpses. Touting the benefits won't sway the opinions of people whose livelihood depends on them not understanding the wastefulness of car culture. We're talking about fast, safe, clean, cheap, sustainable, and rugged mass transit on a scale and timeline that our entire world has never come close to accomplishing. Entire cities would have to be remapped. We're talking tens of millions of skilled to highly skilled trades jobs backed by battalions of desk jockeys greasing the cogs at what would inevitably cost in the trillions. So, while I respect your opinion, it's not one based in reality. There's a lot of political and economic baggage to unwind before such massive projects that threaten so many massive balance sheets could ever gain major political support. National recreational drug legalization, regulation, and commercialisation is far more likely.