Cul-de-sacs can coexist with walkable neighborhoods, you just need to add ped/bike-only paths between the "bulbs". Additionally, cul-de-sacs breed a higher lev

Cul-de-sacs can coexist with walkable neighborhoods, you just need to add ped/bike-only paths between the "bulbs". Additionally, cul-de-sacs breed a higher level of community than through-streets which has other benefits. You're right about low density being the more serious issue. That and zoning forbidding mixed-use and mandating parking minimums.