No I mean small towns with their own urban/town center. They wouldn't be as dense as a cities downtown but would support 2-4 story mixed use in a walkable core.

No I mean small towns with their own urban/town center. They wouldn't be as dense as a cities downtown but would support 2-4 story mixed use in a walkable core. Every suburb I've ever lived in has been prone to ever-increasing low-density sprawl and resists building even a 2nd story for anything other than residence. I can drive past miles of 1 story strip-malls in virtually every suburb in America, and only rarely do I see an 2 story doctors office, or maybe a 3 story apartment or office building.