On: Google Wants to Make Silicon Valley as Bike-Friendly as Copenhagen

[ptaipale]

Right, so the point is that property owners do not want to have anyone walk by on foot, because they fear they could be trespassers or loiterers that are not welcome in the area? And this is why a cul-de-sac stops not only cars but everything, with a fence.

But then that also stops e.g. children from moving about on their own in the neighbourhood.

[jessaustin → ptaipale]

It's kind of ironic, but regular foot traffic is a bigger deterrent to crime than isolation. After all, no one is home all the time.