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精选文档精选文档精选文档CommunitiesinFutureGenerationsintheUSItisdifficulttolivewithoutacarinmodernAmerica.Citiesandtownsarebuiltaroundtheautomobile.Thisisadesignfocusthatmustbeavoidedinthefuture.Futurecommunities,whilestillallowingresidentstoownandoperatecarsiftheysochoose,mustbecenterednotaroundvehicletraffi,butaroundfoottraffic.Acommonargumentagainstcarsisthattheypollutetheenvironmentandthus,areundesirable.Whilethisistrue,theautomobilemustberemovedfromurbanplanningnotonlyduetopollutionbutalsobecauseofitsunsustainablenature.Car----andthetypeofcitythatisplannedaroundthem----useconsiderableresourcesandspacethatwillnotbeavailableinthefuture.Oilreservesaredwindlingandwilldiappearwithinthenextcentury.Althoughitispossibleforalternativefuelsourcestobedeveloped,thesewillnonethelessrequireconsiderableenergyuse.Furthermore,manyresourcesareconsumedintheproductionofcars.Inaworldwithaconstantlyincreasingpopulation,themanufactureofnewcarsisnotsomethingthatcanbesustainedandprovidedtoallthepeopleoftheworld.Notonlydoestheproductionandoperationofcarsdrainsociety,buttheattitudeassociatedwiththeautomobileendangersthefuture.Itisnotadvantageousforindividualstodriveeverywherebecauseasthepopulationincreases,itwillleadtoincrediblecongestionwithinurbanareas----adrainonbothtimeandresourcesthatcanbeavoidedwithproperplanningforthefuture.Unfortunately,currenturbanplansrequirethatanyonewhowishestoleadanactivelifemustdriveacar.Masstransit，forthemostpart,ishardlyavailabletothoseoutsideofdowntownareas.Evenwhereitisavailable,masstransitisoftenlimitedinscopeanddoesnotprovideapreferablealternativetoautomobiles.Thedesiretoowncarsandlandaccompaniesthisidea.Thispropertycravingiscurrentlysatiatedviasuburbansprawlandlargehouses.Withaburgeoningpopulation，theinefficientlandusebasedonthenotionofpropertywealthneedstobediscarded.Communitiesmustberedesignedsothatpeoplecanliveandworkinbothclosequartersandcomfort.Communitiesofthefuturemustbedesignedsothatbusinessesandhomesarebuiltnexttooneanother.Ofcourse,thisisnotpossiblewi