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A lot of people want that full-acre lot. But most people wouldn't like a city where everyone had one. And it would be a disaster on multiple fronts.

Induced driving demand is much the same. Individuals might like to be able to drive 50 miles on a whim. But it doesn't work well if a lot of people do the same. We can theoretically cater to that as long as we're in constant building mode. But then our cities suck to be in and operate inefficiently, and we mow over whatever natural land and species exist in the area. And that constant building is expensive as hell.

Most people drive in my region too, and our roads are jammed. But we've made a choice to spend most capital construction dollars on transit vs. SOV capacity. Houston's approach died here in the 70s. And thank the voters it did.