Just 40 years ago places like Amsterdam were car centric.
We shouldn't need natural boundaries to do what's best for human flourishing. The research is pretty substantial. Car dependency is horrible for people. There are alternatives, we should implement them.
I dont see any harm in calling it a war on cars. It is. And its a fight back against the war on people, bikes, transit, kids, seniors, the disabled, the less affluent, etc that existed the last 70 years.
If making driving inconvenient is a "war", there's been a genocide on all other types of transportation...
I still own 1 car and hope its the last I ever need to own. Imagine if transit and bike infastructure were as prevalent as roads, and roads as prevelant as trains and bike lanes. Thats the right balance for the future.
Shipping, freight, long trips outside the city, etc etc will always be taken by cars.
But daily commutes and trips under 10k need to become non car trips.
It requires improving options AND making driving worse. You can't just add transit and leave the roads and hope it changes.
As long as our suburbs are built like they are, everyone will drive.
And once you own a car, why wouldn't you use it for most trips? Thats why so many trips under 3k are still done by car here.
I dont want to subsidize roads for drivers. I dont want to subsidize Healthcare for unhealthy people. I dont want to have my kids be isolated and dependent on me till they can drive cause of our suburban wasteland made for cars.
A better future is possible! Let's build it