> We've emitted record amounts of CO2 this year alone

Per captia CO2 generation in the US has been falling steadily for the past 30 years and is 25% lower now than it was in the 1990s. Single year maximum statistics are not useful for generating salient policy.

> and yet we're still full speed ahead on cars

They are very useful devices.

> Anything to avoid smaller setbacks and bike lanes, I guess

It's nice to have these things but it's pointless to compromise other important design elements just to tick these feel good boxes.