Then others’ lifestyle was attacked, in the assault on offensive suburban living and automobiles which were (and still are) majority choices where not prohibited by laws of land use and zoning.

I’m now hearing on the news that the “roads and bridges” component of the proposed infrastructure stimulus package is morphing into “mass transit” spending. IOW, “SMART” urban planning, which has suffered some publicized setbacks notably in Portland, OR, now has a funding pool for more light rail. Phoenix just finished one which doesn’t pay for itself and never will. (Same for the Alb-Sante Fe route.) Last I looked, one of the best in the country in terms of service route, cost, cleanliness and safety is BART in SF which still operates on a subsidy. I expect that the 60% infrastructure spending that is left after the 40% tax cuts will emphasize the avant-garde in urban planning – more medium to high density residential, which people don’t want, which sends subburban property values soaring.