I suppose my main argument is that I'm unconvinced that the quantity of driving is really that relevant. We can fix that via clean energy.
What we can't really 'fix' in the car based model is the fact that you need roads from every point to every point and you're also allowing people to live basically anywhere they want as long as there's a road to it.
I agree, if I understand you correctly. We are on the path to making driving n-times more energy efficient, fussing over if that results is 30 or 40% more driving is missing the forest for the trees.
Rebuilding car culture from the ground up in a way that is more ecologically sound is a longer term project!
I suppose my main argument is that I'm unconvinced that the quantity of driving is really that relevant. We can fix that via clean energy.
What we can't really 'fix' in the car based model is the fact that you need roads from every point to every point and you're also allowing people to live basically anywhere they want as long as there's a road to it.