What&#x27;s least inconvenient depends dramatically on context. For example, I&#x27;ve lived in and more-or-less near New York City at various times. Living in the city, I didn&#x27;t bother owning a car. Too much traffic! And impossibly expensive parking, unless I wanted to commute to my car ;) Whenever I actually had to drive somewhere, I just borrowed or rented a car.<p>Within the city, I almost always used subways. That was mostly back in the day when they were very grungy. And they&#x27;re still horribly noisy, compared to those in Toronto, Moscow, London, etc. Or even Chicago ;)<p>Sometimes I lived near the city, with easy access to light rail. So I used that, because it was much less hassle, and less expensive, than driving. There is always the risk of missing the last train, of course. But hey, stuff happens ;)<p>When I lived near the city, with no easy access to light rail, I tended to commute to the train station. If there was one closer than the city, anyway. That was still less hassle than driving.<p>But when I&#x27;ve lived way out in the suburbs, driving was often the only option. As others have noted, public transit just doesn&#x27;t work for suburbs. People and their destinations are way too scattered. So there must be multiple transfers, and long waits.<p>Maybe one of the &quot;pods on tracks&quot; designs will work out. Or maybe people will just move back to cities.