When you say "then walk into the center", you do realize you are talking about a (edit) 20-30 minute walk one-way. A car could cut that in 2 minutes.
In my lifetime I was a driver in a city where it took exactly 5 minutes door-to-door from my home to ANY location in the city (at night). During the day it was maybe 8 minutes.
Then some years went by.
I now live in a city where at night it's 20 minutes, and during the day it's 45-60 minutes.
From 5/8 minutes to 20/45-60 minutes.
It's the same city.
Things change, I get it. It just feels like things are getting worse and worse and yeah, it elicits serious questions like "is this going to be my last car, ever?" etc. :)
In my lifetime I was a driver in a city where it took exactly 5 minutes door-to-door from my home to ANY location in the city (at night). During the day it was maybe 8 minutes.
Then some years went by.
I now live in a city where at night it's 20 minutes, and during the day it's 45-60 minutes.
From 5/8 minutes to 20/45-60 minutes.
It's the same city.
Things change, I get it. It just feels like things are getting worse and worse and yeah, it elicits serious questions like "is this going to be my last car, ever?" etc. :)