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More Vehicles Than People Planetizen

Concord, Massachussetts, hometown of Henry David Thoreau, has more cars than people.  My favorite line:  "Thoreau believed in asking deliberate questions and making deliberate choices,and these questions are as pertinent today as ever,” [Director of the Thoreau Society, Michael Frederick] said. Thoreau would probably appreciate 'the Catch-22' of more parents driving kids everywhere, he said. With all the other cars on the road, adults perceive it as safer than letting youngsters walk or bike, which leads to more parents driving more kids and 'an irony Thoreau would have worked with.'"