In this thoughtful and concise new book, William Fain answers the question in his title by anticipating that his car, given the opportunity, would ask, “Why do you make such a fuss over me? Why do people spend so much of their resources on me? Why do architects and city planners give such high priority to me in their designs for neighborhoods and downtowns?”
Using his home city Los Angeles as an example in a series of linked essays, Fain describes how the car—having dominated past urban development decisions—reigns supreme.
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