Our town planners have sacrificed common sense and civic pride at the altar of suburbia. They are modernized versions of the towns and villages built prior to World War II that are now either off the beaten path or dying a slow death as their edges succumb to the suburban development pattern. You know it when you see it, and, like anything, it can be broken down into its parts. Suburbia -Suburbia requires that you drive to every amenity, so its overall design is geared toward cars. There are no sidewalks.
Sidewalks allow pedestrians to move freely through the neighborhood.
TNDs exist in practically every corner of North America.