motopia

English

Etymology

Blend of motor +‎ utopia

Noun

motopia (plural motopias)

  1. A city designed with automobile routes on top and pedestrian areas underground.
    • 1967, Robert W. Prehoda, Designing the Future: The Role of Technological Forecasting, page 110:
      Underground homes of varying size could be placed around the edge of the open spaces in a motopia area.
    • 2012, Fumihiko Maki, Mark Mulligan, Nurturing Dreams: Collected Essays on Architecture and the City, page 103:
      As long as freeways function smoothly, this city is the closest thing to a motopia.
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