[casey2]

>Now if my kid wants to go to their friends house? They have to cross two arterials. These are four lane roads with fast moving traffic, uncontrolled signals, lots of road rage, fast cuts on corners, etc.

Well why did you choose to live there if you wanted to raise independent kids. Baffles the mind.

[luxurytent]

Narrow minded response. Perhaps it was cost, availability of housing?

The neighbourhood I speak of is objectively quite walkable (per my other points). It's just the shape of the city I live in: It contains a number of these arterials which glue the city (for vehicles) together. Less so for humans.

[wffurr]

Good luck finding a North American city without roads like that. Our cities are terrible and laid out for cars not people.

[eulgro]

Then don't live in North America.

[wffurr]

Yeah I'll get right on that. Move away from all my family and friends and also negotiate visa hassles, etc.