Second, the 70-year period that began with the widespread diffusion of the automobile –during which one could get nearly anywhere in a typical metropolitan area in half an hour or less – is over. Before there was widespread automobile ownership, land prices depended on location, and proximity to the central city or to the local railroad station carried a premium.
其次，在过去70年里人们可以驾车在半小时或更少的时间里到达一个典型都市区内任何地点的情况已不复存在。而这一阶段是以汽车成为大众消费品为开端的。在汽车进入千家万户之前，地价是由土地所在位置和距离市中心或当地火车站的远近等溢价因素来决定的。