I am strongly opposed to neighborhoods built around cars. And I definitely think it's far better if basic needs are closer than one mile but… > In cold conditi

I am strongly opposed to neighborhoods built around cars. And I definitely think it's far better if basic needs are closer than one mile but… > In cold conditions, walking a mile is terrible. Or you can just be decently prepared and have warm clothing. If you go faster, you stay warmer. That said, I'll admit that I go on less mile+ walks when the weather is rougher (although I do have Raynaud syndrome). > You shouldn't be needing to cross many intersections just to go shopping What we want is to avoid crossing traffic. The number of intersections isn't really the issue. In places like Portland where the street grid makes for tiny blocks, it's not a big deal that you may cross 10 intersections when you go just a half mile, as long as it's the tiny streets where cars have to pull over just to let another car go the other way and traffic is really slow. I otherwise really agree with all the gist of your comment. Car-focused living is the source of probably the majority of all the ills in our modern life. It's anti-social (people don't see neighbors and run into friends on the street), it's dangerous, it creates unsustainable development patterns, and it's destroyed huge portions of our natural environment even leaving aside all the pollution and the costs of SO much paved roads and parking lots…