That simply can't work. Do I move every time I switch jobs? What if me and my partner don't work in the same area? Do we really need a hardware store every [insert average reasonable walking distance]?

The solution is good public transport. If every car owner dumped as much money into public transport as they do for only the registration of their cars, we could have a (methane or better) bus every 5 minutes on every street. This would still be better for the environment, cheaper and safer than cars.