Most Americans do not live in cities anything like NYC, SF, Boston, or DC. Even in DC, the District of Columbia is is a relatively small jurisdiction of (gener

Most Americans do not live in cities anything like NYC, SF, Boston, or DC. Even in DC, the District of Columbia is is a relatively small jurisdiction of (generously) 700,000 people in a region of over 5 million. Even District grocery stores generally have on-site parking--perhaps over or under the store--and it is often free. So, no correction is in order and it is perfectly accurate to say "Most American cities don't really have this problem."