Urbanist Sprawl

The curious case of car-dependent walkable mixed-use developments

I’m facing a four-lane highway, not counting turning lanes and shoulders:

Last week in Strong Towns, I wrote about this walkable mixed-use development in Gainesville, Virginia. Looking out at the highway which the development fronts, I wrote:

Traffic lights every few hundred feet? Check. Multiple lanes of fast traffic in each direction? Check. Lack of sid…