It's important to implement these changes correctly, said Giovanni Circella, director of the 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. "There is a general goal that means we cannot really let our cities just suffocate in an ocean of cars, which could be a very likely outcome if we let cities self-adjust, and if people just drive their car because they're scared of getting on public transit or because there are fewer options," he said.