This
is an outline of the biased! theory by which a transportation engineer
explains all phenomena.
Everything that is around us is influenced by transportation in
a rather dramatic way.
The location (and potential of success) of cities has been connected
to transportation. Proximity to water has been a key point in older
years. Drinking water availability (partly a transportation problem)
and water based transportation were vital for the success of a city.
A look around the world at the older city locations easily proves
the point.