cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/41622777

No. No you do not. You need to force your local governments to campaign for better public transport and infrastructure.

Driving between them takes 5 minutes in a straight line. Safely walking between them, however, is a six-hour diversion through four unrelated towns, as opposed to the 30 or so minutes it would take in a straight line. Thanks to hostile architecture, I guess.