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Originally Posted by speedog
I would dare say that in most new or newer communities, this is what people want - they want to be able to drive into their home, shut the garage door and not interact with other people. I don't like it and thus the reason we've been in our mid-50's bungalow with a rear drive garage for over 24 years now - of the 30 or so homes on our block, only 2 have front drive garages, everything else is lane garages. The homes have character and aren't soul sucking presentations of bland garage doors to the street and public sidewalks.
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I am not so sure of the anti-social aspect - at least not up front, nor for most people.
People buy what's on offer where they live based on the criteria they have (space, location, price) and often make compromises on aesthetics.
Ultimately they may become more anti-social over time due to where they live, but I doubt that's an initial factor for most people.
Exurbia outside of major cities is by far a more deliberate anti-social, isolationist residential location choice in my experience.