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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cul-de-sac. Anyplace with an HOA.[/quote]

Why no cul-de-sac?[/quote]

Because they're dangerous for kids (chance of back-up accident increases by a significant margin), aren't safer from crime (harder for emergency responders to access), are horrid for the environment (they encourage driving everywhere) and generally are filled with suburbanite cretins.[/quote]

None of this is true whatsoever. We live on a cul-de-sac and love it. It has significantly less traffic than neighboring streets, no cut through traffic, super safe for kids to play in street as there's little to no cars, and the environmental point is just silly. We walk to school and theater frequently. No difference in how we would walk vs the street over. PP sounds miserable.

We purposefully sought out a cul de sac and avoided busy streets, thoroughfares, connecting streets and/or similar because we like kids playing away from cars.[/quote]
NP, but it actually [i]is[/i] true. There are studies on cul de sac safety and driving habits. I'm glad you love your cul de sac, but they do statistically increase fatal crashes and necessitate more driving.

[url]"The Curse of the Cul-de-Sac" https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/04/09/the-curse-of-the-cul-de-sac/amp/[/url]
[url]"The Problem With Cul-de-Sac Design - Bloomberg" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-09-19/the-problem-with-cul-de-sac-design[/url]
[url]"Cul-de-Sacs: Suburban Dream or Dead End? : NPR" https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5455743[/url][/quote]

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