I'll go against the other comments and say that as an american on the west coast of the US, I've always lived within biking/walking distance of my grocery/goods

I'll go against the other comments and say that as an american on the west coast of the US, I've always lived within biking/walking distance of my grocery/goods stores. Even when I lived in Montana I could still walk to the grocery store. It's a priority to me. It isn't really difficult to do, people just make excuses. I'd wager that the vast majority of Americans think biking 1 mile each way to the store is out of the question. Im not saying everyone can/should live within a mile of their grocery store. I'm making the point that even if most Americans did live within walking/biking distance they would still drive.