If people aren't forced, those locations would never get public transport.

And the people living on the country side aren't exactly too poor to buy a more expensive car.

This is true, but I also think a rise in auto prices will present a problem that more infrastructure can fix? Like, it's a pressure that public transit can release. You'd probably want a gradual change if that was the angle, though. Hm.

I was about to rant about how important it is for things to change and people being inconvenienced doesn't matter. But let's be real. It's already too late.