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> Today, in fact, many Deanwood residents travel to a Safeway outside the neighborhood to shop.

Isn't this the real issue? That we build on the assumption that everyone has a car?

Of course. Or to put it another way, since we are already forced to have cars to get by within the current organization of cities, consumers recognize that they can save considerable money by going to a big consolidated store instead of a small local one.

Or the assumption that these people are traveling by car? That's by no means necessarily true; DC has pretty good public transportation, and there is even a Metro station in Deanwood.

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