I guess we would have to do something that requires effort like actually examine why people need to drive at all. The real problem is probably workers being denied the opportunity to live close to their places of employment due to predatory pricing and poor services downtown. But then we couldn't put the blame the average working stiff or use it as an excuse to decrease public works spending.
There are MILLLIONS of drivers in LA, I doubt we could build enough roads to make it so that there is never any traffic.
I wonder if we're missing something here? Maybe the other and parent are leaving out some key details, but I doubt it.