It's not about walkable or not. It's about cost. It's just that people started wanting (or were forced to) save their money on more important things at home whi

It's not about walkable or not. It's about cost. It's just that people started wanting (or were forced to) save their money on more important things at home while also working much more (two person income households are the norm now). I'm not sure why people keep harking on about walkable this and walkable that. It doesn't matter. What matters is that people can't find value in what these places offer. It doesn't make sense to spend an hours wage on a single movie ticket anymore. Or buy a round of beers for a weeks groceries. Yes, walkable cities have more people spending time at home. The cities where people seem to do the most are ones where costs of staying at home approach going out, such as HK, SG, KR, JP, CN, etc. These places have huge pressure on staying at home and home-body cultures and yet their third places are some of the best in the world.