New Yorkers have the right idea...they walk.
But most other US cities don't function that way, are too spread out, no subway, lots of suburb shopping centers.
Even rural Americans don't walk to town anymore.
If I could afford Manhattan, I would join them in their walking. :)
The energy efficiency of all those old buildings is probably often awful. Some may walk. Most use cars, busses and subways that need power. Their energy use is not sustainable. Their zoning makes too many people commute too long. Those are some things that need addressing. Heck they took Venezuelan heating oil.
Do you know how many miles that can be?!?!?! The nearest gorcery store to us is about 13 miles away!! I can do my errands (banking, PO, hairdresser) on foot in the town we live in but there is just so much a town this size has.
The article didn't have any advice that I haven't already been doing. Surprisingly, though, I NEVER have to wait in line at Sam's even though they're gas is the cheapest by far. And nobody does Sam's just for the gas. The idiot in this article doesn't seem to realize that many other things offset the price of the Sam's membership; gas is just an added bonus, IMO.