It was the way it was sold: - the American identity, "freedom" - auto industry pushing propaganda videos - a president impressed with the autobahn and the mi

It was the way it was sold: - the American identity, "freedom" - auto industry pushing propaganda videos - a president impressed with the autobahn and the military justification for roads (it did used to take a car a week or more to go cross country) - "white flight" - years of lobbying for favorable laws. It used to be you could walk in streets. Then "Jay walking" became a thing and all sorts of car friendly laws - years of auto friendly ordinances that subsidize car ownership (free parking, requirements to build parking) The list goes on, but as the saying goes, you don't miss it until it's gone