Do you underestimate the intellect of past urban developers?

Question

I saw in Philadelphia that at the dawn of the development of the city there were electric ground level buses.

Now them are antique curiosity exhibitions only.

Instead of ground level clean mass transportation vehicles, there is dreams of hydrogen fueled cars.

Yes, rheumatic arthritis will be a national disase in such a case

if selfishness continues accompanied by stupidity....

The underground Metro is already often overcrowded.

Answer 1

The things that were being used around the turn of the century, as technology progressed and before the automobile became Americas darling, were pretty amazing. But then we got one simple way of doing things (the car) and it was supported by the government and popular opinion, and thus the entire diverse range of transportation technologies disappeared to remove competition from the automobile.

Answer 2

You went to a public school didn't you?