I walk to work these days and it’s great! however, previously I had a 25-minute commute with very little traffic and I found it kind of nice. Gave me time to wake up on the way there and decompress on the way back. Plus, I had way more time to listen to podcasts ...

The proximity issue is definitely the problem for many drivers, I suspect–there simply isn’t a way to get to work besides driving. It’s definitely an argument for better public transit infrastructure, at the very least.