I don't like American-style suburbs, I'm not defending cars over people. I think the lack of public transportation in the US is a tragedy. But "You must live i

I don't like American-style suburbs, I'm not defending cars over people. I think the lack of public transportation in the US is a tragedy. But "You must live in one of 100 identical walk-up 4-storey courtyard-facing brown brick blocks, with a limited selection of approved local community businesses, and commute or drive for anything else" seems oppressive, yeah. Some people want to live in shiny glass high rises, or pay a premium to have a private yard, or live on a busy street full of bars and clubs. We don't need to define the One True Housing for Everyone and then implement it city-wide, we could just put a few of these superblocks within cities. But Barcelona looks just as oppressive to me as endless American suburbs, though admittedly it may be more pleasant to live there.