Quote Originally Posted by Urbanized View Post
That is, they will drive into their garages at the end of the day, shut the door behind them, and have little if any true interaction with their neighbors or their neighborhood.
Oh this again. Yes, my suburban hood doesn't have a market in the center of it, but this notion that everyone in the burbs heads home shuts the door and lives their life and that's it is stupid. Just like with anywhere else, it's about the people. I am actually a little bummed about the weather tonight because Friday night is usually when we post up in the driveway with families from the street, have a few drinks and watch the kids race bikes up and down the street. Hardly a non-interactive neighborhood. We don't have mixed use within the hood, but we create the atmosphere ourselves. It's sometimes the people, not just the place, that make a vibrant neighborhood.