Why do you think that? Most of the ten largest cities in the US are disposable agglomerations of endless suburbs, like Houston or Phoenix, where it would be cl

Why do you think that? Most of the ten largest cities in the US are disposable agglomerations of endless suburbs, like Houston or Phoenix, where it would be close to impossible to live without a car. A "real city" to me is a place where people routinely have real meatspace interactions with other people, not intermediated by metal and glass containers. Most of these places are mid-sized, except for New York and Chicago.