"The General Theory of Walkability explains how, to be favored, a walk has to satisfy four main conditions: it must be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting. Each of these qualities is essential an none alone is sufficient. Useful means that most aspects of daily life are located close at hand and organized in a way that walking serves them well. Safe means that the street has been designed to give pedestrians a fighting chance against being hit by automobiles; they must not only be safe but feel safe, which is even tougher to satisfy. Comfortable means that buildings and landscape shape urban streets into ‘outdoor living rooms,’ in contrast to wide-open spaces, which usually fail to attract pedestrians. Interesting means that sidewalks are lined by unique buildings with friendly faces and that signs of humanity abound." from: https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/11/15/walkable-city-jeff-speck/ But implementing these principles makes the streets better for everyone - even kids going to school. ""Driving your kid to school – sure, it protects your child from being hit by a car, but it puts all the other kids at increased risk," said Alison MacPherson, one of the study's authors and professor at York University's School of Kinesiology and Health Science." from: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/dangerous-driving-toronto-schools-1.3414226
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