Well I can't speak specifically to your town without knowing where it is, but it sounds like you live somewhere similar to where I currently live, and both areas are pretty hostile to anything but driving to participate in society. One of the red flags to spot is walking for recreation and only seeing people ride bikes for exercise versus day-to-day activities.

Even if you disagreed with some or all of the things I've said, dismissing them as an "invented problem" is pretty unfair.