Until communities embrace mixed-use zoning everywhere in their cities little will change. My suburb is chock full of duplexes, townhomes and apartments. Pretty

Until communities embrace mixed-use zoning everywhere in their cities little will change. My suburb is chock full of duplexes, townhomes and apartments. Pretty much all of them lie a mile or more away from shops and employment centers which are located on very bike/ped unfriendly roads. The result is that every adult needs a car and parking becomes a nightmare for everyone in those areas since the city will waive parking requirements to encourge "density" but does nothing to change the mix of development types. This problem is not unique to my town.