it's related simply because some people have mentioned that improving public transit would alleviate traffic issues by enticing people to use ttc. If a politicians aim is to satisfy their career goals, or even just to stay in power so that they MAY be able to do "the right thing" as you say, then it's likely that they won't work as hard on areas that won't get them re-elected, i.e. they will cater to those industries that wield power through money,and that is not the ttc. Motorists generate money,ttc does not. So,the "pipe dream" that improving the ttc by some will never happen,and when a politician states that they will improve the ttc,it can't and won't happen, even if that's truly their intention. In other words, improving the ttc is not a viable option for improving traffic flow
..and for the record ,most,if not all politicians whom have spent time in office end up in the private sector after their reign, usually with a higher paying job than they had previously in the private sector. Holding office is a stepping stone,and thinking that someone wants to leave a legacy of "doing the right thing" as you say is naive at best. I may sound bitter,but, I'm of the opinion that doing what's right is secondary at best to politicians. Holding office for as long as one can to be able to satisfy both personal and financial motives would likely be at the top of their list.