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Did you know that getting rid of an hour-long daily commute (by car) raises people‘s happiness by the equivalent of a $40,000 increase in income? There is an abundance of evidence that building our cities around cars instead of people is making us miserable. Knowles looks at several cities where changes have been implemented to make walking, cycling and public transit priority to the benefit of all. Lots of good points and interesting tidbits.
jlhammar He doesn‘t really address the necessity of automobile dependence in rural areas, however. 1y