I think having some residential that's offset is fine, the problem is that almost inevitably these places are designed to be impermeable to walk/bike traffic as

I think having some residential that's offset is fine, the problem is that almost inevitably these places are designed to be impermeable to walk/bike traffic as well, and with the long distances required to go anywhere, you do have to drive everywhere. A positive counter-example would be Houten. Winding street layout that's not good for through traffic, but very nice for walking and especially biking: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.033207,5.1474598,3a,75y,4.09h,74.97t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s4kwz_ykT5xxYdk2nGUMiMQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D4kwz_ykT5xxYdk2nGUMiMQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D51.383823%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@52.033207,5.1474598,3a,75y,4.09...