What is the relevance of a walkable city as rents soar? At what point is it too much to pay for, to be able to walk wherever you need to go?
I remember living so close to the downtown area when I first moved to this city that I could walk to the boutique grocery. I could choose from three small grocers, in fact. Several bakeries. And the open air farm market twice a week.
This was the honeymoon period when I could afford to live in a downtown city neighborhood, lovingly known as Water Hill.
The fifteen minute walkable city is a nice idea. Ideally, folks live and work within a small radius and can divest from fossil fueled transit modes.