Jeffrey Veen compares the Old Town district of Boulder, Colorado, to San Antonio, Texas. “Without a car, you can not participate in society in San Antonio,” he writes. As for Boulder, “Neighborhoods are close in – not zoned into suburbs – to make walking or biking to the store or out to dinner easier than getting in the car.”
San Antonio experienced a lot of its growth after the installation of the Interstate Highway System. Thus, as people moved away from the city center, a loop – or bypass – would form around the core. Retail would develop at the intersections and offramps, where auto traffic was highest. […]
Interesting!