The prevalence of car-dependent landscapes seems perfectly natural to us today, but it is, in fact, a relatively new historical development. In Car Country, author Christopher Wells charts the ways that transportation policies and land-use practices have combined to reshape nearly every element of the built environment around the easy movement of automobiles. The history helps us better understand American transportation and land-use issues today.
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