Eh, the difficulty here is that shelter is far more important than transportation - people can live without cars (as illustrated in the article), they can't liv

Eh, the difficulty here is that shelter is far more important than transportation - people can live without cars (as illustrated in the article), they can't live without a roof over their head. It is an unfortunate paradox that cities were designed to house lots of people close to their work, which should make it easier for the lower classes to access that work, but has actually made it harder because the upper classes have learned about the value of urban real estate, and are thus driving out the lower classes through gentrification.