"And that's the end of your federal road money." - actually "Narrower, more winding streets, cobblestone, speed humps and other calming surfaces" are cheaper lo

"And that's the end of your federal road money." - actually "Narrower, more winding streets, cobblestone, speed humps and other calming surfaces" are cheaper longterm(sometimes shortterm) for federal money, esp combined with the fact that in pedestrian friendly streets there are more businesses and more customers and as result more taxed money. cars shouldn't be banned in cities, but env should be heavily redesigned to change priorities, like: pedestrian>bike>pub transp>taxis>personal cars. This is the compromise that works - cars are not banned, just less convenient compared to other methods and because of that car trips are faster compared to car priority, bc there are less cars on the road and less congestion, so ppl that actually need and can afford cars(and all related taxes) will have a more pleasant drive