When I say my rust belt city is beautiful, people who always drive scoff at me. True, the big 4 to 6 lane streets bordered by endless parking lots are quite ugly. But the smaller streets and residential areas, and some of the centrally located business districts, are all quite beautiful. But you rarely see the beauty if you drive everywhere.

It's not surprising that people feel no civic pride when they can't even see how nice their city really is!