You perfectly describe the Nimby mindset. > I like the idea of walking 15 minutes to get all the things. But >Heck I'd be annoyed if someone decides "Sorry w

You perfectly describe the Nimby mindset. > I like the idea of walking 15 minutes to get all the things. But >Heck I'd be annoyed if someone decides "Sorry we're rezoning / creating an incentive to build a restaurant in the plot next to you, not enough restaurants nearby. Good luck..." >But man when I think of the costs involved in making sure there is a High School (in the US they tend to be large and draw from a distance) within 15 minutes of everywhere (no small cost to drop in a high school somewhere), or plop down a grocery store in a neighborhood ... that sounds both super expensive and politically difficult, and for some good reasons. Even has the weak "what about the costs" argument.