Frankly a ton of hellsprawl (especially in California) is already at perfectly walkable densities if not for the fact you have to walk two miles, including crossing multiple 8-lane-wide 50mph intersections, to get to anywhere besides other houses https://twitter.com/schmangee/status/1254575532890566656

As long as we're talking sprawl repair, you could also solve a lot of "there's nowhere to build new housing!" in these areas by allowing 2-3 stories of apartments to be stacked on top of retail

Sure we're just saying we should switch to "a small percentage of housing is not separated from commercial activity" vs "literally all housing is separated" which is the status quo in most newer suburbs https://twitter.com/constans/status/1254612947470618626?s=19

I think a lot of people assume retail has to be a nuisance, but a lot of what's annoying about it is precisely the stuff created by an auto dependent customer base. Gross, busy parking lot, floodlights or a giant illuminated sign etc etc

I lived next to a busy bar in Brooklyn for 6 years (like literally next to, we shared a wall) and and they didn't cause any issues for me the entire time I was living there.

If anything it's an amenity to live next to a business if all the customers are walking there