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Funny you mention safety in the city, I often hear about moving to the burbs for safe neighborhoods with sidewalks.
by sosuke 11y ago
Funny you mention safety in the city, I often hear about moving to the burbs for safe neighborhoods with sidewalks.
- cyco 11y agoMy suburban neighborhood growing up did not have sidewalks; not sure if that was unusual. Overall it's my impression that urban areas are much more walkable/bikeable than suburban ones. At the very least, it's difficult to leave or enter individual subdivisions in the suburbs on foot (by design).
- enjo 11y agoSidewalks have been a feature of every city center neighborhood I've lived in (and I've lived in many). Cities can be safer in that I rarely drive and there are visible and predictable pedestrian street crossing everywhere. While pedestrians do get run over, it's at a far less frequent rate than car-on-car accidents happen.
- rhinoceraptor 11y agoTry going to the grocery store in the suburbs on a bike. Sidewalks are great for walking your dog. But in the suburbs, you are trapped to your car. You can't walk, take the bus, or ride a bike anywhere. Not only because it's 10 miles away, but because there simply is no safe way to get there without a car.
- dripton 11y agoI live in the suburbs. I ride my bike to work. It's safe enough. People are just scared.
- rhinoceraptor 11y agoIf you're young and reasonably fit, you can pretty much get anywhere. But most people would never consider riding on high speed roads or where there isn't a bike lane.
- treiser 11y agoWhat is the definition of a suburb to you? There are no areas around nyc considered suburbs where a grocery store is 10 miles away.