The City Set at the Crossroads
As the automobile era truly took off in the 1920s, New York Times Magazine analyzed how old cities and towns dating to the 1700s and 1800s weren't designed for this.
The article, with no byline, noted:
Now the heavy and increasing burden of motor traffic has had to find outlet over these original crossroads. Such roads were of necessity a part of the county or state highway system. ... That is why, leading out of almost every considerable town or city in the country, there are now one or two roads always congested with the motor vehicles of Mr. Ford and his less efficient rivals.
Much of the rest of the article describes the planned community of Mariemont, Ohio which was designed "for the motor age." Construction began the year prior to this article, in 1923, with the first buildings opening in 1924-25.
The town still exists today, with a population around 3,500.
The City Set at the Crossroads: A New Experiment in Town Planning to Fit the Motor Age
Published: Sunday, August 24, 1924