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Originally Posted by Quixote
A place can have car-centric features while also being navigable by other means of transport.
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That just dilutes the meaning of the term way too much, in my opinion.
I mean, take that to its logical conclusion and we could even argue that Manhattan, with its wide avenues with multiple lanes exclusively dedicated to cars, has
"car-centric features while also being navigable by other means of transport."
Using your overly broad definition, 99.9% of places in America
"reflect car-centric design to varying degrees". After that we're only left with a few truly oddball outlier places like Mackinac Island, MI where cars are 100% prohibited by law.
I will continue reserving the term "car-centric" to refer to places that were very intentionally and specifically planned, designed, and built from the outset to be easily and conveniently navigated exclusively by automobile. That does not describe the vast bulk of pre-war urban fabric in DC, SF, Chicago, and Boston.