A lot of "thinkers" are down-playing the fare-free public transit campaign because they look at cars solely for what they directly add to emissions.
The car is much more than that. It is the cigarette that delivers the cancer of sprawl and growth.
The US led, and the developed world followed, into a commitment to many $Trillions in hard-asset car-dependent infrastructure. People spread and grew, taking over farmland and forests.
By hard-assets, we mean built of steel and cement. This is the autosprawl nightmare.
The car is much more than that. It is the cigarette that delivers the cancer of sprawl and growth.
The US led, and the developed world followed, into a commitment to many $Trillions in hard-asset car-dependent infrastructure. People spread and grew, taking over farmland and forests.
By hard-assets, we mean built of steel and cement. This is the autosprawl nightmare.
