Those are no longer our problems, and to the extent that they were, it's barely related. Corpses on the street were a consequence of communal poverty, not a con

Those are no longer our problems, and to the extent that they were, it's barely related. Corpses on the street were a consequence of communal poverty, not a consequence of not having cars to haul them off. Tearing down the city and rebuilding it for the car, which happened in the majority of American cities 40s-70s was an ideological program, and part of what drove it was a collective obsession for utility, or convenience. This was the era of unbridled optimism when there were technological solutions to all societal challenges. This article refers to that same postwar mindset with regards to food preparation and other household chores. It is also not romanticizing the past because we can tell the difference today. You can, right now, live in a walkable city or town, and compare it to a life where you have to drive everywhere. For many, the inconvenience of having to walk everywhere is minor given everything else you get in return. In fact, so much so that invariably these places are more expensive to live in.