No pedestrians in the suburbs? (Plano, Carrollton: house, neighborhoods, schools)

[ragnarkar]

Is it just me, the humidity, or do people simply don't take short walks around town in the suburbs? I was in Plano, Carrollton, and Richardson this weekend and saw practically nobody out except at the shopping centers. In places like California and Michigan where i lived, it's pretty common to see pedestrians even in car dependent areas.

[Stevehanrahan41]

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

Is it just me, the humidity, or do people simply don't take short walks around town in the suburbs? I was in Plano, Carrollton, and Richardson this weekend and saw practically nobody out except at the shopping centers. In places like California and Michigan where i lived, it's pretty common to see pedestrians even in car dependent areas.

I've hardly seen anyone in my neighborhood the last couple months, just too hot too be walking around leisurely, at least after mid morning that is.

[TheOverdog]

There are people out.

Kids starting to practice football. Some people riding bikes.

The track I walk on was crowded the other day. That's not common at all, even when the weather is nice.

Plano & Richardson neighborhoods are pretty self-contained, so unless you are in them, you wouldn't see that many people. You don't see many people walking along the major arterial streets because those are inhospitable locations for walking. Too loud and dangerous with 40+mph traffic.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

Is it just me, the humidity, or do people simply don't take short walks around town in the suburbs? I was in Plano, Carrollton, and Richardson this weekend and saw practically nobody out except at the shopping centers. In places like California and Michigan where i lived, it's pretty common to see pedestrians even in car dependent areas.

There are plenty of people walking for exercise in Richardson, they just do it early in the morning when it's not so hot.

It's too hot to walk for any other reason. I do errands on foot sometimes but not when it's this hot.

[MurphyPl1]

I don't even know where you are going. There are always people walking in my neighborhood and there's always folks on N Murphy Rd heading to the school, the parks, the community center or the Marketplace. Even this week when it's been hot

[FalconheadWest]

People walk for exercise. They do not walk to the store or restaurants, for the most part. That's what a car is for.

[stephwin]

Are you in the neighborhoods or driving around the cities? I pass no less than 5-6 people/couples per morning when I am leaving my house and driving through the neighborhood. They are out walking their dogs, jogging, etc. I usually see less people on my way home, but there is at least one person jogging and there is a park down the street with kids practicing football, soccer, whatever.

When the weather is nice, my husband and I will walk around the neighborhood with the kids in tow. They are young, so it's too hot to get them out right now unless it's really early.

But back to my point, no, I hardly ever see people just strolling down Legacy (in Frisco) or Eldorado. Those are major roads in Frisco. Sometimes I'll see kids riding bikes to the QT. That being said, I don't really have anywhere to walk to. The closest grocery store/gas station is probably a mile away.

[Aceraceae]

It's such a pleasant time of year for walking.

[BLDSoon]

Compared to California/Michigan, no, people just don't walk much around here. Not for point A to B transportation.

The few people you'll see doing that are working out or walking dogs and that's all year. The numbers may uptick when its less hot but its still not many.

We dont have much in the way of pedestrians especially in suburbs. The lack of places where you can go without a car( e.g small corner shops not in strip malls) doesn't help. But then again, people drive to the park and library around here and those that dare walk try their best not to be mowed down by fast moving traffic.

The roadways aren't designed to encourage that.

[UnfairPark]

I've noticed that people walk 6-8 in morning and 7-10 in evening, hardly few brave hearts walk around in this scorching heat. People just drive to places. You should also count the factor that schools are out so good number of families are vacationing in cooler areas or kids are at summer camps, ones who are here, opt for indoor activities during day time.

In my neck of the woods, walking and playing in parks mostly happens from fall to early summer, minus few weeks of harsh winter.