In dense cities public transport often already is faster than a car. For example, average car speed in London is 8 to 12mph. It's not hard to beat that, even wi

In dense cities public transport often already is faster than a car. For example, average car speed in London is 8 to 12mph. It's not hard to beat that, even with an e-bike. https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/19767 https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/19767 Another aspect is that moving people to public transport itself is the way to make it faster. Cars are an incredibly inefficient way of using road space, so fewer cars on the road leave more space for more efficient transport modes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Road_Space_Requirements.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Road_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Passenger_Capacity_of_different_Transport_Modes.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_flow#/media/File:Passe...