True, but I think being in a closed-world snow globe where people feel comfortable letting their children walk around is a huge part of it. Excluding people wh

True, but I think being in a closed-world snow globe where people feel comfortable letting their children walk around is a huge part of it. Excluding people who cannot afford homes in the neighborhood or cars to get there is a principal component of the "safety" strategy of suburbia. Add businesses and public transit to reach them, and that goes away.