What I see here in Utah, we could take 60% of the traffic off the road if we removed one element.
The big car with one person driving 50 to 75 miles each way to work, we have too much of this here.
Our government makes us do it, we have public transportation and when I ask people, "Why don't you ride the bus or train?"
I get a good answer, It is cheaper for my Parts guy to drive his 8 mpg 1 ton truck than to ride the train, it is cheaper for my son to drive his grand AM than ride the bus.
Here is why, My government taxes me, they take the $$ and build big freeways and highways and expensive traffic signals and so on.
What if? What if, instead, take the $$ and give me subsidized Trains and Buses, AND bicycle lanes, then we could ride.
Use the labor force to build smart ways to get around. I need to add, bicycle travel in Utah, is ,,,,a car dodging exercise, and freeways dominate town to town commute.