Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back

This book uncovers the ugly side of car culture: Harmful environmental effects, destruction of walkable and bike-friendly communities, high taxes required to maintain the enormous roadway infrastructure, fossil-fuel depletion, thwarting of viable mass-transit alternatives, urban sprawl, injuries and deaths in collisions, etc. It is well written and researched. Car culture is deeply entrenched in the U.S., but Kay offers useful suggestions for beginning the difficult task of undoing it.

A classic exploration of the car culture; the author proposes that the car culture has taken over America, and that we can take it back. Very well done book.