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This is such a weird take. Have you ever actually lived in a such a place? Because your description is NOT what it's like to live there. Suburbs designed aroun

by ars 2y ago

This is such a weird take. Have you ever actually lived in a such a place? Because your description is NOT what it's like to live there. Suburbs designed around cul-de-sacs are amazing to get around in, very very easy, extremely bike friendly! One way to do it is you'll have a main road with shops, and no houses, and leading off of that tons of very quiet residential streets with barely any cars. Kids play in the street, people bike all over the place, and when you shop all the stores are in one place so you save on car trips.

ryukafalz 2y ago
Obviously I don't know exactly the type of neighborhood you're envisioning from that description, but what you're describing sounds a lot like the suburb just north of me, and at least here that main road with shops is not a particularly friendly place to be without a car. The residential areas may be bikeable if you're staying very local, but the moment you need to cross one of the arterials crisscrossing the area it gets significantly less so. Though I would have liked more nearby options, growing up I enjoyed being able to walk to nearby corner stores and such. Would you feel comfortable letting kids walk or bike to a nearby shop unattended in the places you're talking about?