I think it’s because automobile transportation defines an entire lifestyle. The cost of vehicle ownership needs to be offset by suburban real estate to justify

I think it’s because automobile transportation defines an entire lifestyle. The cost of vehicle ownership needs to be offset by suburban real estate to justify it. When much our our auto infrastructure is operating over capacity at peak times, the idea of doing anything but doubling down on automobile infrastructure means these folks will be doomed to have suboptimal transit for the rest of their lives. Transportation alternatives only help folks who haven’t built their lives around a car.