Most places in the US the zoning restrictions are part of the problem. You can't build a small grocery to serve a neighborhood when its zoned residential. Pla

Most places in the US the zoning restrictions are part of the problem. You can't build a small grocery to serve a neighborhood when its zoned residential. Places that grew before cars, were built with walking distance separations. It wasn't possible to profit as a grocery by building miles away from the people.