Driving vs transit

[danbrotherston]

It comes down to convienience for us. It is a 5 minute drive or 25 minute bus ride from our house.

I don't understand how a 25-minute bus ride is a problem.

Compared with a 5 minute car ride, I can understand why someone would drive.

But it's also a tragedy of the commons. Should we pave our entire cities so that people can enjoy a 5 minute drive? What happens when there is congestion? Pave more?

This is why pricing parking (and driving in general) is the solution. Add a small amount of parking so that we can still have nice places to be, but those who want the convenience of a 5 minute drive can pay for that privilege, and those who don't mind a 15 minute bus ride can enjoy that (15 minutes because better, less car dependent cities, inherently have better transit).