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i grew up in a rural area (45 minute bike ride to my friends house) i then lived in a dense urban neighborhood i then lived in a walkable university bubble to

• drewcoo 3y ago
  > i then lived in a 1st generation walkable semi-suburb w/ small plots/old (1910s) houses If the houses were that era, it was a "residential neighborhood." It likely originally had some amenities like corner grocery stores that were gone by the time you lived there that made it even more walkable.
  • recursivedoubts 3y ago
    The hood I lived in was east sacramento, which still has walkable groceries, etc. It was a very nice neighborhood but had a lot of trouble with overflow social issues from downtown.
• JohnFen 3y ago
  > many fans of urbanism ignore is how important a strong common culture & politeness is for comfortable urban living once you have children I don't understand this. I have found a strong common culture and politeness in urban areas just as much as in suburban and rural areas. I don't think anyone is ignoring the importance of these things.
  • recursivedoubts 3y ago
    I have not found that to be the case in the urban areas I have lived, and suggesting that people adjust their lifestyles to be more kid friendly would have been met with hostility.