Since the end of WWII Big Oil, Big car makers & Big government have
all worked to remove rail,bus, trolly or any means of mass transit nationwide.
Look at the rest of the world. Mass transit and extremely hi cost of
car ownership go hand in hand. The rest of the world is smart enough
to know where to put public transportation dollars and it ain't in super
highways! It's in trains. It's in tiny electric / gas city cars. It's in what
serves the most for the least cost.
Urban sprawl is the result of cars not the other way 'round. I can remember
a time in the 50's & early 60's when you could easily travel by train with good
bus service in cities.
Sadly, as long as the the three "Big's" run the show we will all be stuck driving
everywhere.