embarrassing admittance #2: I'm terrified of driving. Half an hour behind the wheel of a car is half an hour of shaking sweating torture, for me, whereas a half hour's walk is usually pretty nice if you're dressed for the weather.
But yeah, I realize more places aren't pedestrian-friendly than are. I grew up 20 minutes outside a smallish town, and it took 45 minutes every day on the bus just to *get* to school. Words struggle to describe how much I hated it.

If you can make it work, that's what counts.