For a more nuanced view of this whole topic, I recommend the book The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.ca&#x2F;Death-Life-Great-American-Cities&#x2F;dp&#x2F;067974195X" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.ca&#x2F;Death-Life-Great-American-Cities&#x2F;dp&#x2F;06...</a><p>Many of the counterarguments in these comments (especially that smaller cities, or rural areas, are fine even when American suburbs are not) are actually reasonable, and Jacobs covers them in her book.<p>Since it&#x27;s from 1961, you might think the insights would be dated, but they&#x27;re not. She was complaining even as these mistakes were being made, and it&#x27;s fascinating to read so many of her predictions that we can now say clearly came true.