Turns out when you decide to build a new city, of course it would be empty at first, then people will eventually move in. But we can’t do that because we need to preserve the artificial scarcity of housing so they can be used as an investment.
And then turn a blind eye to all the broken stuff because “we have been living with it so it’s not broken”
Also too many public transport is being treated like a business, where you optimally want to cut expense therefore always reduce frequency until the vehicle is crammed to full capacity.
Yup, which is why the policies to ban the sale of new gas powered vehicle is a good thing.