The right to have access to every building in the city by private moto…

Lewis Mumford
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The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city. ✨ Lewis Mumford (1964). The High Way and the City, New American Library of Canada
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The right to have access to every building in the city by private motorcar in an age when everyone possesses such a vehicle is actually the right to destroy the city. ✨ Lewis Mumford (1964). The High Way and the City, New American Library of Canada

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