Piece of information I found interesting that may apply to your experience https://youtu.be/_-uJl_Db4Rw?si=pKSj5m0OVvRGLy2W

Detroit?

The answer is driving everywhere. everywhere I’ve lived/visited in the US is not feasible to live without a car, mostly for lack of the access you take for granted and it sucks. All of our cities are designed around cars and everyone having access to them, public transit and neighborhood shops are basically nonexistent, especially outside of major cities