Let me give you an example from my own experience. I live in Philadelphia, a fairly large city that's still extremely walkable in certain parts. Before I moved

Let me give you an example from my own experience. I live in Philadelphia, a fairly large city that's still extremely walkable in certain parts. Before I moved recently, I was paying around $900/month for a studio apartment in the city center. From there, it was a short walk to any number of nearby restaurants (including a corner store on my block), a <5 minute walk to the nearby commuter rail station, a <10 minute walk to the nearby city subway station, a <15 minute walk to a major regional hospital, and about a 30 minute walk to my office (this was generally the longest trip I'd have to make with any frequency, and honestly a walking commute was pretty nice). I did keep my car around largely because I have friends and family outside the city, but if it weren't for that it would largely not be necessary. Within the city, the subway system gets you pretty far outside of the immediate walkable area near my old apartment; my only complaint is that there are parts of the city that aren't as well-connected by public transit. Philadelphia is an extremely human-centric city, which makes sense as it was established well before cars were invented.