Honestly Japanese city infrastructure and planning is better than the european one, so americans should learn from Japan in that regard not europe.

• Especially integrating train stations with shopping malls.
• Make train companies real profitable by making the stations profitable by integrating them with businesses like hotel chains supermarkets and more using the location to their advantage
• Parking in your own garage or Parking House required, no curb side parking making roads smaller more unobstructed improving visibilty and safer.