> Zoning that allows ONLY single-family detached housing, and no retail or business, forces car-dependency. A lot of suburbs are not like that. I've lived in t

> Zoning that allows ONLY single-family detached housing, and no retail or business, forces car-dependency. A lot of suburbs are not like that. I've lived in the Bay Area suburbs for most of my life and I don't think I've ever lived more than half a mile from a shopping center with a grocery store and restaurants. Every main road has them. Between the main roads, there are houses.