I know this is a topic that people in the U.S. tend to feel very strongly about, but there's ultimately a limit to how effective personal cars can be when population density exceeds a certain level. The issue is the space that's required by them and building more lanes doesn't really help due to induced demand (i.e. as more road space becomes available, more people choose to drive and the congestion ends up increasing). As Cory Doctorow puts it, "geometry hates cars".
Unfortunately, the U.S. has gone all-in on car based infrastructure and that's a difficult thing to reverse. The best time to start improving public transport and active transport facilities is twenty years ago; the second best time to start is now.
Unfortunately, the U.S. has gone all-in on car based infrastructure and that's a difficult thing to reverse. The best time to start improving public transport and active transport facilities is twenty years ago; the second best time to start is now.