You could argue this is where I am now, in the us, in an inner suburb of a major city

• I can walk to shops, restaurants, trains, and do most weekends
• I could walk to a grocery but I usually drive so I can carry, especially when my kids are home from college
• I’m part time work from home
• I’m on the edge where single family zoning starts.
• but no one I know lives in the city anymore
• but my job is no longer downtown nor walkable

I would really miss all the suburban niceties like a deck, grill, basement, garage and driveway, my own spot of land, a house.

I don’t drive very much anymore but it’s an EV. However a lot of that is between online shopping and part time work from home I’ve really cut back on routine drives, so my percentage of longer trips to car usage is higher

EDIT: on the other hand a lot of it is attitude. Especially with discussions over why some people never clear snow from their sidewalks, it’s very clear that even here many people don’t see walking as an option for anything. There’s no reason to clear the sidewalks in winter because the idea that people may want to walk is just so alien