Here is a road in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in East Africa. It is a pretty unremarkable road in Nairobi and much like those in many cities around the world.
In ways that we don't usually stop to notice it reflects the distribution of power to shape places. This place has been designed for car owners. They are given by far the most space and it is well maintained.
The space for pedestrians is an afterthought, if that. The planners designed the road and the builders laid it and then everyone shrugged and said, 'I suppose pedestrians can use the bit on the side'. They may not have even thought about it that much.
Obviously Nairobi must be a city where everyone drives. In fact, 17.1% of people in Nairobi walk to work (in central London it is about 10-12%). Only 9% drive to work. The allocation of space and the design of this public place does not reflect the numbers of people using different methods of transport, it reflects the power they have.
Car drivers are richer. The politicians all drive, or are driven. Places like this reflect their greater access to decision making power.