> In sum, as exposure to auto traffic volumes and speed decreases, a child’s sense of threat goes down, and his/her ability to establish a richer connection and

> In sum, as exposure to auto traffic volumes and speed decreases, a child’s sense of threat goes down, and his/her ability to establish a richer connection and appreciation for the community rises. makes sense, intuitively. if you can go play and explore, the memories will reflect it. hide and seek, tag, capture the flag, scrimmages of hockey/basketball/football/soccer will take place. this is a fundamentally fertile area for a young brain to take intellectual nourishment from its environment.