Maybe it's expensive because in the car centric model the costs are shifted to the citizen to buy a vehicle. Great source of profits, we're starting to introduce 7 and 8 year car loans for our best selling vehicles the Ford F-Series, Chevy Silverado, and Ram Pickup in the US.

People preference is why I wait 2 minutes at a crosswalk to get to my local park.

Cost can be solved. I'm not sure car dependence can be.