You can have locally village-like situations in a large city if you have a high enough population density and then connect these local villages with mass transi

You can have locally village-like situations in a large city if you have a high enough population density and then connect these local villages with mass transit. I can walk to three movie theatres, all doctors, a university hospital, five or six different supermarkets and a shitload of other shops despite living in an agglomeration of three million. Another similar area is just six stops on the subway away.