[ry167]

That article is about Shannon, a town of 1500 people on a state highway. There is a detour in place causing it to be entirely skipped by most drivers.

It bears no resemblance car usage in cities at all.

[sacrosancty]

Yes. That's why it depends on the location. Cities with mostly high-rise apartment buildings will be different to single family home suburbs. You can't just take some research and assume it applies to any specific other case.