So your opinion is that people who want neighbors should consider seeing random strangers next door an improvement over people with whom they can develop long-t

So your opinion is that people who want neighbors should consider seeing random strangers next door an improvement over people with whom they can develop long-term relationships? > People live for years in residential neighborhoods in SF and NYC without befriending their neighbors. The data doesn't back this up. In fact, NYC and SF are two of the best places to befriend neighbors based on the shared walkable living areas that are rare in most US cities. Here's a recent article on the phenomenon: - http://www.vox.com/2015/10/28/9622920/housing-adult-friendship http://www.vox.com/2015/10/28/9622920/housing-adult-friendsh...