I promise that walkable cities will not take away your car if you live a long way from the nearest public transport stop.
Most of the world lives in cities and if we can offer a better solution than the car, better for them and better for everyone else, we have already solved a lot of problems, including improving car usability for those who unequivocally need a car, like for ability reasons or for goods transport.
@clacke My whole city here in West Virginia would have to be redesigned and rebuilt. It's car-centric and unfriendly to bicycles and pedestrians.
The newest addition (20 years ago) and the primary shopping area is a strip almost two miles long connected by a narrow, sharply curved winding street that's dangerous for cars. There are lots of accidents because of the blind curves and people driving way too fast. It would be extremely dangerous for a bicycle so there are none. And it's impossible on foot. There's no place to walk, no sidewalk. Here is where all the major stores and fast food places are located, Walmart, Lowes, Kohls, Sams, Kroger.
It's the darnedest design I've ever seen, intentionally designed to make it impossible to walk from one major retailer to another. You HAVE to drive a car or motorcycle.
