I know the myth of European cities being more suited for walking but the reality is, it isn't. Even many's old city centers, it's one or two story buildings, ti

I know the myth of European cities being more suited for walking but the reality is, it isn't. Even many's old city centers, it's one or two story buildings, tiny apartments, tiny expensive shops and has-beens preserve more for tourists than for living. I did see one exception. In Helsinki down by the harbor near the Estonian ferry, they are putting in 8-10 story apartment buildings. They are located on transit lines but does nothing but apartment buildings there. You have to take the tram to get to supermarket or medical facilities and the tram doesn't go that fast. It seems to me that effective public transit would require running a public transit vehicle (buses, trams) so that you never need to wait more than 15 minutes at any stop. Still would be horribly inefficient because you'd be doing lots of vehicle changes but at least you can get everywhere eventually.