"* The effect on "poor people" is probably salubrious: many of them don't own cars to begin with, and without parking lots vying for land, land prices will go d

"* The effect on "poor people" is probably salubrious: many of them don't own cars to begin with, and without parking lots vying for land, land prices will go down)." Who was the politician that said "poor people don't need to drive"? You sound a bit like him. You're half right in a twisted way though. Not having cars helps poor people into a new place to live - ON THE STREET!