Bus and train will reduces the dependence on cars by a big margin and allow people that really need a car to move around to not be stuck in traffic.
The goal is to remove the most car possible on the road. I live in an area where everything is walkable and going downtown is well served by light rails, and I still have a car for when I need it (kids, big items), but otherwise I use walking/light rail.
But you are right that it won’t fix everything. Suburbs as they are today shouldn’t exist. They cost a lot to maintain versus the density of people and create a big dependance on cars.
So if we have medium/high density cities with rural towns and no suburbs, then the rural people can take their car because they need it, and people living in the city can walk and take the transit. But it will overall greatly reduce the number of cars on the road, which is a lot better than keep doing what we do right now.
Bus and train will reduces the dependence on cars by a big margin and allow people that really need a car to move around to not be stuck in traffic.
The goal is to remove the most car possible on the road. I live in an area where everything is walkable and going downtown is well served by light rails, and I still have a car for when I need it (kids, big items), but otherwise I use walking/light rail.
But you are right that it won’t fix everything. Suburbs as they are today shouldn’t exist. They cost a lot to maintain versus the density of people and create a big dependance on cars.
So if we have medium/high density cities with rural towns and no suburbs, then the rural people can take their car because they need it, and people living in the city can walk and take the transit. But it will overall greatly reduce the number of cars on the road, which is a lot better than keep doing what we do right now.