The car changed everything. When we fled cities for the suburbs, we left behind one of our most treasured ideals, a connectedness that downtowns provided and that reflects our fundamental human need to be together. To fill this void, we created plastic malls and faux “centers” bestowed with a simulacrum of downtown neighborhoods’ look and feel. But it’s simply not enough. For eons, people have enjoyed one another’s company, thriving on a village of experiences; a symbiotic mix of interior…