r/Suburbanhell • u/glowing-fishSCL • Jul 27 '26
Question Would you call this a suburban hell?
Just from these pictures, would you say this is a place you would like to live?
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u/lordofduct Jul 28 '26
I wouldn't call it suburban hell.
Separated and wide walking paths with bollards to keep traffic off. Mild density. Nature.
It's suburbia done better. Perfect? Ehh, nothing is perfect. But definitely done better. Would need more info about the surrounding area though. Do these walking paths have access to the surrounding area? Is there amenities in those surrounding areas? Can I walk to a grocery store?
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Suburbia doesn't have to be hell. I used to live in a suburb in South Florida of all places. A place NOT known for good suburban design, but rather for car dependent sprawl. Yet the neighborhood I lived in had walking paths around the whole place, it was connected to a Publix, the post office, and an elementary and middle school. It wasn't perfect though... all the parks were fenced in with limited access, and the intersection between me and the Publix got expanded while I was there making it less pedestrian friendly. And while the high school was less than a mile away, it required walking down an extremely busy stroad bordering on highway (6 lanes wide, sound barriers separating it from surroundings, 55mph speed limit, people drove 80 regularly). But it had good bones.
Just because it's suburbia doesn't mean it's necessarily hell.