Personally, if I am out on business, I have always preferred busier streets when living in the city- more people means less opportunity to get mugged, unless a

Personally, if I am out on business, I have always preferred busier streets when living in the city- more people means less opportunity to get mugged, unless a less busy street or park both looked safe and were more direct routes. Safety, directness, and pleasant surroundings in that order. Since pleasure strolls / exercise don't really have a direction, I'm not really counting them here.