The design and density of cities will change even in the Midwest. Inter-city transport can and will change. From Wikipedia: "There was a dense system of inter-

The design and density of cities will change even in the Midwest. Inter-city transport can and will change. From Wikipedia: "There was a dense system of inter-city railways in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but after the decline of passenger railroad in North America in the 1960s, the inter-city lines decreased greatly and today the system is far less dense." Wisconsin used to have inter-city rail servicing most/all of its population centers and even many of the smaller towns: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701p.rr006200/?r=0.514,0.298,0.444,0.228,0 https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701p.rr006200/?r=0.514,0.298,... Yes, today cars are the default, but that took a long time. Things will continue to change and it's hard to predict exactly how.