It's actually completely opposite from my experience. The kids on the low-rise neighborhoods and burbs are stuck in the house unless there's a parent present wh

It's actually completely opposite from my experience. The kids on the low-rise neighborhoods and burbs are stuck in the house unless there's a parent present whose full time job to haul them around. My nephews are growing up in the burbs, and they can barely walk to a gas station without the risk of being hit by a fast moving vehicle, and cannot reach even e.g. a park without driving. Sure, they can play baseball in the backyard. How exciting is that? I grew up in a major city... I was walking to play soccer on my own starting perhaps at 7yo (short walk to a field on streets with tons of foot traffic and hence slow cars), went to school on my own since around the same time, took the subway by myself starting perhaps at around 10; around the same time (very short, and safe walk), or a little later when I could be trusted with money I could go buy bread or whatever, all by myself. A friend of mine transferred to a specialized middle/high school around 8th grade and took a subway for 40 minutes every day to get there, by himself; if one of my nephews in the low-rise neighborhood wants to do that, that will throw his parents' day in complete disarray.