> Also living closer to work simply doesn’t work the housing just isn’t there and many live out farther because cost of living close to work increases. The spe

> Also living closer to work simply doesn’t work the housing just isn’t there and many live out farther because cost of living close to work increases. The specific intervention under discussion is to change the housing situation. Allow more housing to be built close to jobs. This is not set in stone, it's just the arbitrary laws that were made in the mid - to late-20th century as a way to enforce racial and economic segregation in communities. And we don't need to ban all cars to greatly reduce their harms. Cutting VMT in half would provide great benefits, and could be done without forcing anybody to give up their car. The number of e-bikes I see on the roads today is absolutely immense compared to pre-pandemic days, and this will hopefully continue as we make biking safer by providing more protected lanes. And as fewer people drive, biking also becomes safer. And as we have fewer long stroads because there's less demand for driving, biking also becomes safer and more attractive. But it all starts with city planning, and allowing the people who want to live close to groceries and child care and work to live in mixed use neighborhoods. And the major blockage to that is a small law that can be flipped quickly.