"The 21st century is gridlocked. Mass motorization has ruptured community ""ties,"" bankrupted family-owned ""shops,"" and bred a nation of obese children and adults. Sloman makes a ""passionate,"" well-argued case for moving from a car-centered to a people-centered society. In place of ""traffic,"" de-motorization offers neighborly streets and vibrant city centers. Copenhagen's decision to create pedestrian streets in the city center has made it an outdoor ""theatre,"" filled with celebration and spectacle. From small towns like ""Langenlois,"" ""Austria,"" to downtown ""London,"" de-motorization is transforming urban surroundings. September."