No, I really don’t like walking for pleasure, I only walk to get places. I bike a lot more, again, to get places. In suburban areas, there are a ton of side streets to take, so as long as I avoid the main arteries and the “arteries” (side streets the locals race down), I’m good.

Some areas don’t have a ton of options, especially commercial areas like strip malls and whatnot. But generally speaking, there are options. For example, we have one main road where pretty much all the stores are, and cars go quite fast. But there are also alleys behind stores where the big trucks go that are almost always empty and where the employees tend to go on break, so I can avoid a lot of the busy roads and parking lots that way. That works well in suburban areas, whereas in urban areas, those alleys can be a bit sketchy.

But yeah, it really depends on the area and where you work.