My original question was “How do we disincentivize the purchase of pickup trucks/SUVs” but then I thought it would be better to approach the larger problem of car dependency and car ownership. One option is, of course, to create public transit infrastructure and improve it where it already exist. This, however, doesn’t change the fact that some will still choose to drive. What would be the best ways to discourage people from owning personal cars?
You do if you actually want the traffic to go down and you want to afford the public transportation infrastructure that will be required.
in short, you’re not good at math and have no idea the cost of public works if you think they’re on the same scale.
(also, it doesn’t address the ableism)