amtrak-official

I see you have never heard of car dependent suburbia, I envy you @jayslaymisc

amtrak-official

Anyways this simple question is the fundamental basis of Urbanism and modern design, how do we design our cities to be for people again because if they aren't made for people, then yeah who are they for? Cars don't live, or play a part in a local culture, that's people and people need to be able to live happy fulfilling lives in our cities

null-is-sparing-you

I would argue that car dependents suburbs were made for employers and large scale retail.

The drive for home ownership was in part to reduce the worker's ability to strike, and long commutes help the employee to be less informed or involved.

It also makes needing even the most simple goods into a trip, and makes it more complicated to go from one store or another, so you're more likely to go to a large everything store than multiple small specialized stores.

Now that I've said that, it does occur to me that those are two groups with a lot of money...

amtrak-official

Hmm, isn’t it interesting that the people with the most vested interest in the continuation of car dependent suburbia are some of the wealthiest people in our society