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That is the most hillarious bunch of crap I've ever heard. Goes to show what happens when developers and city planners try to ponder pshycoanalysis. (sp?)
The shape of the streets has absolutely nothing to do with people's petty, self involved attitudes these days. The world we live in is not going to be simply transformed back into Wally and Beaver's neighborhood by changing the shape of the lots and installing front porches. What dribble!!!
How's about we start by considering the Mom's that used to stay home with Johnny and Suzie. They're there during the day, it was just natural that eventually the women met each other and often became cordial. When people moved into the neighborhood, they often got a welcome from the rest of the neighbors and goodies to make them feel at home. There were far fewer 'whackos' to worry about, no one even knew the term sex offender. Kids could safely hang out until the street lights came on playing kick the can or hide and seek. Trick or treating door to door was commonplace and no one worried about poisoned candy or kidnapped children (not until the 70's it did seem to become an issue).
Nowadays, both spouses work. There's hockey/soccer/baseball etc. practice wherever it can be squeezed into schedules, play dates (for cripes sake, we gotta pencil these in???), and so much else soaking up whatever precious little free time we do have, no one gets forced into talking to that guy across the street and realizing he's a human. No one has the backbone to take an issue that rubs them the wrong way directly to the person. Being diplomatic and adult is not a consideration. We weasles would rather pick up the phone and whine and gossip to the head of the HOA about the usually miniscule problems.
Take a look at your older block/grid street neighborhoods these days. Do those neighbors know one another any better? In many of ours, they install speed bumps to the point of nauseum and curbs in the middle of the street that prevent direct through street access because of speeding and drive bys.
Mr. and Mrs. Security camera in Highlands Ranch are the whackos if you ask me. Hey, don't like the kids doing something phyiscal, sportlike, and basically harmless for entertainment? I'll trade ya for a few gang bangers with spray paint cans.
