> It's going to get worse, a lot worse for a long time, before it gets better. We've lived on our block for nearly 35 years; with all the young families who ha

> It's going to get worse, a lot worse for a long time, before it gets better. We've lived on our block for nearly 35 years; with all the young families who have moved in, there are now some 20 (!) kids age 12 and under on the block — all but a couple of them boys. Our thirty-something son and his "brothers" (now-adult men who grew up together and are still close), remembering their teen-aged years on the block, have chuckled about that, saying, "Wait till they all get to high school and get driver's licenses ...."