> What's insane to me is that we allow cars to dominate even our most urban spaces NYC would be so much better if it weren't for all the car traffic. It's not

> What's insane to me is that we allow cars to dominate even our most urban spaces NYC would be so much better if it weren't for all the car traffic. It's not the density that's strangling it, it's the car completely degrading the experience. > "Cities are loud and dangerous. This is just life in the big city!" No, no, no, and no. Cars are loud and dangerous. This is a choice. It's not an unavoidable fact of life in cities. We choose to live this way. Yes! Americans have a real lack of imagination when it comes to city life. Makes me sad.