>One of the problems with the street layouts described here is that pedestrians have to follow the same winding routes that the cars do. Why do they have to?

>One of the problems with the street layouts described here is that pedestrians have to follow the same winding routes that the cars do. Why do they have to? I don't see why you couldn't build a more natural walking path away from the street traffic that would be less objectionable to homeowners since there wouldn't be the automotive noise and danger to children.