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The point is that driving should not be required to live a full life, and in fact it's much more pleasant to live without cars everywhere.

The goal of driving is to get from point A to point B. But when point A and point B are a 5 minute walk, why drive at all? Well, in America we designed our cities and suburbs to make the distance between A and B as large as possible. But we didn't have to do that!

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And it isn't. If you prioritize your life around not driving you can still live a full life.

Unfortunately, in the U.S. this is not true.

It can be but you have to make your choice of housing location priority number one. Then worry about employment, raising a family, etc. Not easy at all which is why so few do it.

You also need a minimum amount of financial comfort and stability, which, in the US, is not easy for many people. Often the poorest neighborhoods are the most car-bound.

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