There are others who want to address congestion by overlaying a commuter transit system on top of the dysfunctional hierarchical road network. Advocates for this approach typically argue that switching people from automobiles to transit during peak times will alleviate congestion by reducing the number of cars on the road, a phenomenon never once observed in the real world. When you make it easier to drive, people will drive more. Commuter-based transit does not change that fundamental truth.
