[niels_olson]

> younger kids act more mature around older kids, and older kids act more mature around younger kids.

We lived in a fantastic little neighborhood, Perry Circle, in Annapolis where this was routinely observed. It very much nailed the first iteration of Alexander's Pattern Language: 10 buildings, 6 apartments in 3 stories, plus attics and below-ground garages, arranged around a central circle. Those parents who stayed home would congregate on the porches and benches and the kids of all ages would play together very constructively.

I really miss living there. It's what cul-de-sac neighborhoods could have been.

http://goo.gl/e3MNM

[pnathan]

I've always thought age segregation is a small evil (not a big one, but still...). We're not supposed to be locked into our current state, but to mature and grow - older people have experience, and younger people have energy... a good combo.