For too long, our spaces were designed for the convenience and safety of cars, not people. This is backwards. The ultimate goal should be about moving people, not moving cars. When we design spaces with people in mind, the flaws of our current car-centric design become obvious.

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References:
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution
https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses
https://www.vox.com/policy/354561/pedestrian-fatalities-car-safety-ratings
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/11/upshot/nighttime-deaths.html
https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776244/
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/26/1184034017/us-pedestrian-deaths-high-traffic-car
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobile

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