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You're missing a point: A city "made for bikes" or pedestrians has shorter distances.

You need a car to get to the far-away mall. And it's cumbersome to go there by any other transportation. But what if the shops were close-by? You walk to work, and get breakfast on your way. That's reality in places that existed before the car.

For cities build after cars being popular, it will be a transition.

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Zoning laws and property values are two reasons why people don't live close to shops or work.

Also, with the pandemic and the high number of deaths in major cities with high population densities, people who are spread out due to property values and zoning aren't going to really want to move into an urban environment for some time to come.