Around the country, the American love affair with driving is cooling in ways that are changing how cities look and feel. Over the past three years, the average number of miles driven per person has hovered around 9,800 miles a year, roughly 2% fewer than at the 2004 peak. Driving is down in states with urban centers like California and New York and in some rural states such as Wyoming and Vermont. Driving is even down here in Phoenix, the sprawling, fast-growing desert metropolis built around the automobile. Per capita driving in Maricopa County, which includes the city, has dropped almost 7% since 2006, according to data from […]