the end of the article gets it right: make driving more expensive.  I started seriously choosing the train over driving during the Bush gasoline shortages where taking the train was, roughly, about the same cost as gas + toll for a round trip.<p>I would advocate for massive tax breaks on commercial development locating a door within 1&#x2F;2 mile of a train station&#x27;s walking exit for office space.  The residential developments will follow suit.<p>Another part is that most cities do not place jobs or residences near public transit.  In atlanta you get off the train and walk through parking lots to get to your office building, which is located on its own little island of parking, water features, and roads.  It&#x27;s ridiculous and the situation I describe is practically a best case since many (most?) job centers are located miles away from the train.<p>Taking the subway and not driving to work is one of the best parts of living in nyc.  You don&#x27;t really realize how much commuting in traffic sucks out of your until you just don&#x27;t do it for a few years and then try to do it again.<p>People don&#x27;t like the bus because it&#x27;s slow, often comes to your stop very infrequently&#x2F;unpredictably and is stuck in the same traffic as your car.