> the whole suburbanization of America and the rise of cars and cheap gas are foundational to a lot of the problems we are facing today On the other hand, we'v

> the whole suburbanization of America and the rise of cars and cheap gas are foundational to a lot of the problems we are facing today On the other hand, we've generally had riots and/or public health crises whenever we've crammed too many people into cities. So from a 1950s perspective, it was a reasonable decision. Hindsight is 20/20.