An excerpt from Patrick McIlheran:
There's a grocery store two blocks away in my walkable neighborhood. I seldom go. Once, in a pedestrian mood, I went for some whipping cream. It was $4 a pint, since the store's organic. The cows were unionized; I was scandalized. I now prefer a less costly store six blocks away if I'm in a hurry. Since I am, I'll drive. As long as I'm driving, I'll head two miles over to the big store and get some other necessities.
The point is that cars give choices, even in places where you don't need a car. They give you choices about things as trivial as dairy goods or as profound as how you'll spend your time. Cars liberate.
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