This problem is over for me, as my son has graduated, but part of the problem is NIMBY'ified suburban roads that dead-end rather than connecting neighborhoods (

This problem is over for me, as my son has graduated, but part of the problem is NIMBY'ified suburban roads that dead-end rather than connecting neighborhoods (in order to cut down on neighborhood traffic). My son's school was about 250 meters from his mom's house. Due to the NIMBY way the neighborhoods were built, he would have had to ride his bike or walk 2.5 miles on busy roads w/o bike lanes to get to his mom's house. The direct route was 2 dead end roads that should have connected the neighborhoods together. But instead, there was ~30m of dense forest marked with "no trespassing" signs. This meant that me and his mom had to wait in the school line rather than him being able to walk/bike to and from school. Even when I had custody, I would have much rather picked him up from his mom's house than school because the line was miserable. I was so happy when he got his license and was able to drive himself.