individual auto ownership

[Les Schaffer]

At 11:34 AM 5/7/98 -0400, Comrade Wojtek Sokolowski opined:
->There is no place
->for individually owned autos in a socialist society (i.e. one without
->conspicuous consumption, environmentally friendly, and based on meaningful
->human interaction).

what do you envision as a working alternative to individual auto ownership? 

has anyone laid out a 'near-realistic' prescription for a mix of urban and
rural and suburban (you dont really believe in black and white do you?)
living that utilizes some form of shared and efficient low-occupancy
transport? i'd be curious to hear about it. has anyone looked at how life
would be different under such a regime? for example, would louis p. have to
see his mom less often in upstate NY as a result? do such scenarios require
massive relocations of people and industries into better organized hubs?

les