How exactly is individual mobility and autonomy enhanced on a weekday at 5pm on the 405 stuck in traffic for an hour or more? And then you have to park at eithe

How exactly is individual mobility and autonomy enhanced on a weekday at 5pm on the 405 stuck in traffic for an hour or more? And then you have to park at either end of that commute. You can get from The Battery to Inwood Hill Park (opposite ends of Manhattan) in an hour or less without a car. After you exit the terminal, no extra parking step needed. No car insurance. No gas. Just individuals mobilizing to their destinations with greater autonomy. A car definitely takes longer and leaves you fixated on driving rather than reading a book, browsing the news, or streaming a TV show, especially at 5pm.