High correlation with another post in the board: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2013/12/10/why_cul_de_sacs_are_bad_for_your_health_happy_city_by_charles_mo

High correlation with another post in the board: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2013/12/10/why_cul_de_sacs_are_bad_for_your_health_happy_city_by_charles_montgomery.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2013/12/10/why_cul_de_sac... Can be a bit of a catch 22 in today's world, where new cities and developments are created assuming high volume / usage of cars. You can see how dense cities can work very well with very few cars in places like Amsterdam, but there city setup and infrastructure eases walking / biking and is very unfriendly to cars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Amsterdam#Car http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Amsterdam#Car