&gt; These towns are small. The roads are narrow.<p>This describes a large portion of Europe, where people manage to live and work just fine.<p>Here&#x27;s street view of what looks like a fairly central place in Mill Valley: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@37.9066516,-122.5461843,3a,75y,141.92h,94.63t&#x2F;data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saSHrInYm7gKcBiI8tfwhsA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@37.9066516,-122.5461843,3a,75y,...</a><p>And here&#x27;s one of downtown Monselice, a smallish town in Italy: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@45.2419025,11.7514149,3a,75y,307.27h,91.5t&#x2F;data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sY5AGd00n-eH3xyCSwz2r6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;@45.2419025,11.7514149,3a,75y,30...</a><p>They&#x27;re both fairly pleasant places in my experience.