[bradly]

Also poor mass transit.

[fizzled]

Ever heard of this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_consp...

In an nutshell: USA auto manufacturers purchased and dismantled the streetcar business to force people to have to buy cars.

[riffraff]

Wow, basically "who Framed Roger Rabbit" was based on a true story.