I read this 30 years ago and it rewired my brain. A must read on the ways the auto industry undermined mass transit in the US. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.comDavid HoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.