It is difficult to live without a car in modern America. Cities and towns are built around the automobile. This is a design loci that must be avoided in the future. Future corn- (1) ______ munities, while still allowing residents to owe and operate (2) ______ cars if they so choose, must be centered not around vehicle traffic, and around foot traffic. (3) ______ A common argument against cars is that they pollute the environment and thus, is undesirable. While this is true, (4) ______ the automobile must be removed away from urban planning, (5) ______ not only due to pollution but also because of its unsustainable nature. Car—and the type of city that is planned around them—use considerable resources and space that will be available in the future. Oil reserves are dwindling (6) ______ and will disappear within the next century. Although it is possible for alternative fuel sources to be developed, these will nonetheless require considerable energy use. However, (7) ______ many resources are consumed in the production of cars. In a world with a constantly increasing population, the manu- facture of new cars is not something that can be sustained and provided with all the people of the world. Not only (8) ______ does the production and operation of cars drain society, but the attitude associated with the automobile endangers the future. It is not advantageous for individuals to drive everywhere because as the population increases, it will lead (9) ______ incredible congestion within urban areas—a drain both (10) ______ time and resources that can be avoided with proper planning for the future.