How is public transit not remotely feasible in large cities? At one time, many US cities (large and small) had extensive streetcar systems that were far more efficient than cars. We are now left with just a handful of such systems, not because automobiles are technically superior but because of the intersection of business and politics:
The executive summary is this: car companies took advantage of stupid laws to destroy almost all American streetcar systems.
The sooner we undo that damage, the better. Cars make a lot of sense in rural areas and for a few very niche uses in suburban and urban areas, but they are a dangerous, polluting, and inefficient way for people to commute to work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...
The executive summary is this: car companies took advantage of stupid laws to destroy almost all American streetcar systems.
The sooner we undo that damage, the better. Cars make a lot of sense in rural areas and for a few very niche uses in suburban and urban areas, but they are a dangerous, polluting, and inefficient way for people to commute to work.