Car-centric design prioritizes throughput over human experience

Bulldozing dense, walkable neighborhoods to construct interstates successfully increases vehicle speeds but entirely destroys the social fabric and economic vitality of the local area. It is a grim reminder that Second-order effects matter more than immediate outcomes.¹

Footnotes

1. Caro, R. A. (1974). The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. ↩