Transit is a win only is large cities. Everywhere else, where most people in the US live (only 6% of the US population lives in dense, walkable urban environments), public transit is not a viable option. Uber is a huge win. Before Uber everyone that lived in a suburb or in a rural and semi rural area (~94% of the population)had to call an expensive limo that would cost hundreds of dollars to get anywhere if you didn’t have a car. That’s a thing of the past now.