Where once quiet alleys and streets serviced the needs of pedestrians, new thoroughfares are paved to handle the voluminous flow of rush-hour traffic and the expanding network of public transportation systems.
為了容納不斷湧進的人口，都市裡的空地紛紛蓋起公寓、大廈；巷弄小道拓寬成汽車穿梭的交通幹道。