I'm all for public transport, but lying to people and saying it's going to be zero cost because it will completely supplant what they spend on cars is not the w

I'm all for public transport, but lying to people and saying it's going to be zero cost because it will completely supplant what they spend on cars is not the way to get support for it. A train or bus line that goes to 20 specific places and nowhere else is not a substitute for a car that can go directly to any place, whether across town or across the country. We should absolutely invest in public transport, but let's not pretend it isn't going to take making spending money on it a priority. It doesn't come for free and it doesn't completely eliminate the need for cars. It also requires the entire development to shift to be much, much denser. It's not like "oh we just issue some bonds to build a rail line and then nobody ever has to buy a car again".