How about this possibility.

Sam is a kook? Believing peak oil and global warming will make it impossible to drive in the not too distant future. So his web of streetcars, mandated higher densities across the region and fixation on all things bike and pedestrian is doing us all a favor.

Unfortunately Sam is of course delusional. Similar to the way his former boss was declared (OHSU biotech czar)as having "delusions of grandere" when she, Vera, envisioned 10,000 biotech jobs in SoWa. Sam, being her chief of staff at the time shared that delusion.

His take on transportation would be comical if it were not so dangerous as he ignores and neglects the severity of our growing transportation chaos. In fact the only time Sam demonstrates any concern for traffic and commerce mobility is when he sees a WalMart approaching or seeks new tax sources for more of his agenda under the guise of addressing congestion.

But Sam has planty of allies and power to deliver more of the same. They call it "balance". All the while avoiding reality and further crippling our system and our fiscal stability.

For those of you who find the mere mention of this possibility some sort of hate speech, never mind, go on about your business.