Comment by ericmay

Well it's not free, we pay a lot of money to subsidize the highways and roads. If you like your highways and roads and want that freedom, what's better than having fewer cars on the road? That's one of the things that diverting some public funds from highways to other transportation options helps achieve. For those who could get to work or perhaps get to the grocery store by walking, biking, hopping on a bus, or taking a tram/street car that's cars off the road to make your life better.