A few months ago we had a comical debate about why suburbia is unsustainable, and some veteran posters insisted that their communities were the tops because they could walk to an Aco, Meijer, or Dairy Queen.

I thought I'd have some fun with that whole idea, considering the very real possibility of $10+ a gallon for gasoline in the foreseeable future. If you find this scenario fictitious, then you can just laugh and maybe bring yourself to having a little fun and playing along.

So, in a world with $10+ for a gallon of gas, how would your community fair? Would it still make sense to live there? Would you enjoy living there? How easy would it be to adapt? Would much adaptation be needed?