>That's exceptional though. Yes, it's the exception. But it's not non-existent. You just need to choose to live in an area like that. I lived in Oakland, CA,

>That's exceptional though. Yes, it's the exception. But it's not non-existent. You just need to choose to live in an area like that. I lived in Oakland, CA, and had the ability to walk to tons of restaurants, a post office, and a library. And Bart. But Oakland counts as "big city" by most measures. I also lived in Lafayette, CA [0], walkable to Bart, restaurants, and grocery shopping. And Alameda, CA, walkable to grocery, the post office, an entire shopping center (Southshore [1]), and a beach. And in Boulder CO where I could walk to a supermarket, restaurants, and a library. And another location in Boulder where I could walk to restaurants. And I've looked at walkable housing in a dozen other suburban cities. If "walkability" is your priority, you can find it all over the place. [0] Ironically I'm now in Lafayette Colorado. I keep saying I just have a couple more Lafayttes to live in, and I can collect the whole set. :) [1] http://www.alamedasouthshorecenter.com/ http://www.alamedasouthshorecenter.com/