my rant about the suburbs.

it's quiet here. so quiet that if i whispered right now, the people who live three streets over would hear me and answer back. our neighbourhood is terrible. terribly suburban. all people do here is walk their dogs and babies - around the block. there is nowhere else to go but in circles, up one street, down another, each validated by row upon row of houses that lack creativity and indivuality. the sidewalks are wide and wonderful, but only used by those dog and baby walkers - wide enough, i suppose to accomodate bmw sized strollers and dogs with purses. what's the sense in even investing the money in these pedestrian laneways when our main and only mode of transportation is the car? why not take the money used for underutilized sidewalks and put it into improving local transit? now, there's an idea. our street is tucked away among a maze of others, the nearest main road a fifteen minute walk away. once at the main road, your options are limited to starbucks, an orthodontist and a bank whose services i don't even use. the nearest go train station is a ten minute drive away. walking there simply is not an option! unless you, for some reason, think it would be fun to be hit by cars travelling 80km/hr on a 60km/hr road. yes, today, i am hating on the suburbs. hard. perhaps this is just a reflection of my changing urban values. you have my schooling to thank for that.