Ontop of this, that's totally aside from safety, things just get done much much quicker due to less bureaucracy. Take any sort of rail system for instance, they've built ENTIRE rail systems (light and heavy) in the time it's going to take Seattle to build 2 miles of lightrail.

It's both cheaper and faster, while I don't know the safety statistics I certainly don't see train derailments happening left and right.

It turns out when you don't cater to businesses and can relocate residents at their whim it has some advantages for better or worse depending on your perspective.