I mostly agree, thats why I used mid sized European cities as an ideal, not London or Paris. And, it wasn't to pick on the US - Charleston SC or Savanah GA com

I mostly agree, thats why I used mid sized European cities as an ideal, not London or Paris. And, it wasn't to pick on the US - Charleston SC or Savanah GA come to mind as an very livable cities (minus the tourists). Instead US cities suffered the advent of the car more since they were newer, less established. Finally, I agree that (mis century “progressive”) Urban planning is mostly to blame. Where I don't agree is that the skyscraper is a blameless misused tool of the urban planner. In the cities that built them, skyscrapers hurt the city. And European “megacities” are as unlivable (unless you’re 25-35) as any American megacity. Give me Bologna over Milan any day.