American cities were dense and at a point in time the US had the most advanced public transit systems in the world. In the wake of the collective Futurama[0] c

American cities were dense and at a point in time the US had the most advanced public transit systems in the world. In the wake of the collective Futurama[0] craze car companies managed to buy it and tear it down. American cities were not build for the cars, they were bulldozed[1] for the cars. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_(New_York_World%27s_Fair) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_(New_York_World%27s_F... [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/smpr1q/1970s_downtown_houston_was_like_75_parking_space/ https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/smpr1q/1...