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The main problem is that the cul-de-sac neighborhoods are often poorly designed. Two houses which are a stone's throw separated can be a 30-minute walk away, si
by crote 3y ago
The main problem is that the cul-de-sac neighborhoods are often poorly designed. Two houses which are a stone's throw separated can be a 30-minute walk away, simply because nobody bothered to add pedestrian / cyclist shortcuts. The entire neighborhood is designed around cars, so any kid walking down the street is forced to interact with cars.
Also, there's no reason why a cul-de-sac neighborhood can't be dense and walkable. Street layout and density are only tangentially related.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoWhen you are a kid playing in the suburbs you often make shortcuts neither the developers nor current homeowners realize are there
- ovulator 3y agoAbsolutely, crawling over neighbor fences were no big deal getting to my friends house to cut a trip around the sidewalk.
- paradox460 3y agoWhen I was a kid, my dad and the neighbor put a gate between our yards, so we could play with each other