If you live 45 minutes away from a city and there isn’t any public transport close by, there’s no choice but to drive everywhere. Housing markets respond by building more car-dependent patterns, bolstered by regulations and the perceived demand of driving, which is in actuality only a means of last resort. Nearly a third of all trips in America are a mile or less — well within walking of biking distance. But because of our development patterns, these trips must be made by car. It isn’t possible to move any other way practicably or safely.