> The population density in North American suburbs is too low to allow for children to comfortably walk or bike to their friend's homes, or to third places. The

> The population density in North American suburbs is too low to allow for children to comfortably walk or bike to their friend's homes, or to third places. They can't even walk to school, for goodness' sake. All of North America is quite a big area. Clearly as a generalization that's incorrect. Here in a very suburban town in northern California one can walk around no problem. Easy walk from this neighborhood to the middle school. My office window faces the street of the school and when classes end I see hundreds of kids exit the school and they all walk off in various directions, a smaller number bike or skateboard.