Since this is not within our ethical practice, we have little other alternative than to address the problem when we design and plan for large cities or new urban towns. Embracing the concept of crowds in urbanism is a given. It is part of every culture on earth. Those who are fed up with the underlying principles of crowded urban centers and all that goes along with it pick up and move to the suburbs, or rural areas. Once there, lifestyles need to adjust to accept a way of life that is vastly different from the urban center.
Automobiles are now very essential.
Lifelines to the world become critical for fundamental things like shopping and seeing friends, and even for life safety, since public transportation tends to be less reliable and less frequent. As in any market conscious driven concern, if there are not enough buyers for a product, sell something else. Here in lies a big problem. The perception of public transportation. It is a catch 22.