The descriptions in this article can be generalized to describe almost any American city that grew in the automobile age. Wide streets, large highways, strip ma

The descriptions in this article can be generalized to describe almost any American city that grew in the automobile age. Wide streets, large highways, strip malls with parking lots, a landscape truly designed with the car as the first-class citizen. I frequent the Bay Area, and in fact, it feels quite dense compared to where I live (a major Texas city).