The idea that travel to work is necessary, most work is in the middle of a city, and people need affordable places to live that are far from the city led to bot

The idea that travel to work is necessary, most work is in the middle of a city, and people need affordable places to live that are far from the city led to both the road and rail catastrophes we have in nearly every modernish city. A better question is "Why can't the employer be close to home?" or "Why can't the employer pay for my commute?"