What cities should not be doing, however, is taking away lanes of traffic on our most congested roads

This is so wrong-headed I can't believe I'm reading it. Taking lanes away from private automobiles is precisely what you want to do where there is congestion if you want more people to be able to use the road.

Ford on new housing regulations: We shouldn't do anything because municipalities know best!

Ford on new transportation regulations: We need to do something because municipalities can't be trusted!