> A huge number of the people in those cities wanted automobiles. No. A huge number of people wanted an easy way to get from point A to B. Many people don't re

> A huge number of the people in those cities wanted automobiles. No. A huge number of people wanted an easy way to get from point A to B. Many people don't really care about cars, but when you design a city to accommodate only them with no viable alternatives, they will flock to the automobile. Case in point: Tokyo has a car ownership rate of 0.32 cars per household. Why? Because you can take the subway/bus/bike to anywhere in the city, it's clean, it's safe, it's invested in.