Rural area can be walkable as well.

I'm living in a village (~1500 people), we have one car for 3 adults and the car is used maybe once a week on average.

Everything else is done walking or biking. Walking the kids to school taking a path along a steam of water, there is several bar and restaurants in the village center, a bakery, a small grocery shop, a local producers shop, a market, barber ... I'm working remotely and I have a coworking space in the village as well.

The streets are always busy and everyone say hi to each other.

We just need to have less car centric spaces.