I would say I have something of an anti-car agenda but I don't have any thoughts like that. I really don't believe anyone else of my people have that thought ei

I would say I have something of an anti-car agenda but I don't have any thoughts like that. I really don't believe anyone else of my people have that thought either. My reasons for being anti-car is simple. Where I grew up, residential and commercial areas don't have much separation. My own family runs a small cloth retail business right out of our house. There are grocery shops, barbers, electricians, everything you might need right outside of my house. If I wake up in the morning and realise I am out of tooth paste, I don't even need to open my eyes. I can just walk outside and buy it. My sister moved to a bigger city. She owns an apartment in a pretty big complex. It has, like, 30 towers, 10 floors each, with 10 apartments on each floor, each one being nearly as big as my own home. But, since its a residential complex, any commercial activities are not allowed inside. Since its so big, it had to be built outside the city limits. Now imagine if she's in my situation. She would have to take a car, drive for at least 20 mins, then another 20 back, all the while dealing with the disgusting feeling of unbrushed teeth. Or perhaps, she has a kid. He's very young, let's say 10. If the shop was right outside, he would be able to go and buy the toothpaste. Now with the whole driving problem in between, he can't do anything other than complain about the lack of toothpaste. > Controlling the commons becomes much easier when they are densely packed into singular locations. Please explain what kind of control you are talking about here. In my opinion, it would easier to control them when they are so spread out. You can easily target one single house when it has its section of the road, its own utility connections, etc. It would be a lot harder to single out a single dissident when it would mean harming many other neutrals and turning them into dissidents as well.