> We could make it harder and harder to use/own a car: more expensive, difficult to park, slower to use, etc. [...] We don't seem to even be trying to do this a

> We could make it harder and harder to use/own a car: more expensive, difficult to park, slower to use, etc. [...] We don't seem to even be trying to do this and it's depressing. Well, because the parties who try to do that (e.g. Greens in europe) immediately get out-voted out of office once the population starts to notice the permanent traffic jams. But it's not for a lack of trying -- they put measures like reducing speed limits in cities, reducing car lanes, etc.