I live in downtown Seattle and walk or take public transportation. It feels strange to visit my parents in the suburbs of Atlanta. They recently moved about 1

I live in downtown Seattle and walk or take public transportation. It feels strange to visit my parents in the suburbs of Atlanta. They recently moved about 10 miles further away from the city, to a new suburban wasteland of cheap but expensive oversized wooden houses and badly landscaped enormous lawns. There are no sidewalks in their neighborhood. The closest restaurant is at least 1/2 mile away. The main reason they moved is that had begun to feel unsafe in their previous neighborhood. Apparently a lot of poorer people have been moving out to the suburbs, some of them bringing crime and gangs. I'm glad that they enjoy their new house and neighborhood. But I wonder if it will still be a nice place to live when gas is $15/gallon. I could tolerate living in a suburb if there was public transportation to reach some decent restaurants. It would need to be a streetcar, train, or bus that runs every 20-30 minutes until midnight.