It’s literally the difference between designing a place around cars or not.

In America, you have to drive the equivalence of three European countries to get to a grocery store.

No, it’s touristy places and not. I can do the same thing for the reverse. In fact, i’ll do it

Do it for Michigan please.

To be strictly fair, the highway from Milan to Turin does look exactly like the 2nd part of this vid; Italy has their Autostrada, they just don’t run them right through the heart of their downtowns.

Why are urbanists so: a) annoying b) unable to understand basic logic

Ever been to Europe, mate? Those large highways are 5 minutes away from the cherrypicked tourist attractions in the video.

Literally built before cars existed.

Walkable cities or towns are just more lively and chic

But have you considered being more dependent on oil?

The centers of European cities are old and often predate the automobile. If you go just outside their walkable centers, you will see extensive parking lots and highway interchanges (ex: Naples and Barcelona). The modern economy is not possible without modern infrastructure.