While there is obviously no one easy solution for every city situation could easily be improved in a lot of them if there was political will. At least it would be 1000% more sane than pitching underground car tunnels.
replyIt obviously take decades not years, but again Tesla full self driving was promissed back in 2016 and something tells me it would be a big success if it will be deployed on scale in 2036.
People don't want to change. In the us on the west coast I would say that public transit has a bit of a stigma. You don't use it unless you have to.
replyCouldn't be more different in the big European cities, using a car there is (made) cumbersome.
West coast cities like Portland and Seattle both have very good transit and in my experience is generally better than driving since traffic and parking are awful. Where I live on the west coast is a mid sized city and transit is completely viable, my family only drives on weekends for example.
reply> West coast cities like Portland and Seattle both have very good transit
replyI live in Portland. Traffic is often quite slow. And even then it is much faster than public transit unless your destination is just a few miles away and on the same line.