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car-centric planning
UK/kɑː ˈsentrɪk ˈplænɪŋ/US/kɑːr ˈsɛntrɪk ˈplænɪŋ/car·CEN·tric PLAN·ning
urban planning that prioritizes private cars over pedestrians and public transport
Examples
“Mid‑century car-centric planning led to wide roads and sparse sidewalks.”
“Critics say car-centric planning increases congestion and air pollution.”
“Many modern policies aim to reverse car-centric planning by improving cycling and walking.”
Band 8 sentence
“Decades of car-centric planning have left many cities dependent on automobiles and struggling to retrofit walkable neighbourhoods.”
Collocations
- adopt car-centric planning
- move away from car-centric planning
- legacy of car-centric planning
Word family
Common mistakes
car friendly planning→car-centric planning
planning for cars→car-centric planning
car centric planning (no hyphen)→car-centric planning
Say it for a higher band
5car-friendly planning→6car-oriented planning→7+car-centric planning
Synonyms
car-oriented planning
Easily confused
car-oriented planning
“Many mid-century suburbs were the product of car-oriented planning rather than mixed-use design.”
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