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Item The Asphalt Labyrinth: An Examination of the Impact of Transit on American Cities(Keyhole Press, The University of Tampa, 2023-04) Katsulos, TheoThe dominance of automotive transit in the United States cannot be denied; we drive more than any other mode of transportation, and ubiquity of automotives has spread to a cultural level. The pervasiveness of this infrastructure impacts nearly every aspect of our lives, especially for those living in urban environments. The economic burden of private transport is often overlooked, be that maintenance or opportunity cost for not owning a vehicle. Environmental costs involved in the mass usage of fossil fuels have global impacts like climate change and local impacts like reduced air quality and acid rain. The social aspect comes from the tendency to design American cities around cars, not people, eliminating necessary social spaces, reinforcing harmful aspects of American personal ideology, and exacerbating issues of classism. This paper explains these issues and describes how an increased investment in infrastructure can remedy those issues and improve citizens’ quality of life. This paper was produced in Dr. Lauro’s AWR 201 course.