[Culturechat] An End to Growth?

[Kraut907@aol.com]

My daughter lived in Little Rock,Ar, for ten years, in a nice house in a nic 
subdivision, and I visited quite a few times. The first thing I noticed ws 
that there was no way to get downtown or even to a supermarket without a 
car.There was absolutely no public transportation anywhere near, except for 
school buses.
Every family owned several cars, and they were a necessity.
The lack of transportation is not so crass here in the Washington area; and 
often a car just saves a lot of time and shelter from the elements if one 
would have to walk to a bus or train.
In the CH and Germany, the countries where I have personal knowledge, every 
little hamlet is connected to the world by bus or train. People don't mind to 
walk a bit to catch the public transport (as a nice bonus, they are not as 
chubby as people here).