WHAT CARS DO:
- Kills street life
- Damages the social fabric of communities
- Isolates people
- Destroy common land with parking lots
- Fosters suburban sprawl
- Endangers other street users
- Blots the city's beauty
- Disturbs people with its noise
- Disturbs people with its lights
- Causes air pollution
- Slaughters thousands every year
- Destroy nature
- Exacerbates global warming
- Wastes energy and natural resources
- Impoverishes nations
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The dream that became a nightmare:
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Clik here to view.Highway construction in Norway
The cities will be part of the country; I shall live 30 miles from my office in one direction, under a pine tree; my secretary will live 30 miles away from it too, in the other direction, under another pine tree. We shall both have our own car. We shall use up tires, wear out road surfaces and gears, consume oil and gasoline. All of which will necessitate a great deal of work ... enough for all. - Le Corbusier, 1935
