In a world where climate demands are always changing and global warming is an increasingly important issue, the discussion about car-centric cities is often a key talking point in major political debate. With so many of the world’s biggest cities reverting to more eco-friendly methods of transport slowly but surely (London, Tokyo and Shanghai, to name a few), it seems ridiculous that over a century after the creation of automobiles, we still have so many first-world countries more reliant than ever on their usage. In everyday life, it’s become staple to drive to work in the morning, rather than to take a train. It’s become staple to drive to the airport when going on holiday, rather than to take a bus. It’s become staple to drive to the shops down the road, rather than to just walk. But why are we so reliant on cars when climate change has reached a point of ‘no-return’, whereby pollution simply must fall before it’s too late?
If you look at the best examples around the world, you can start to see the overwhelming similarity between North American cities…
