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> [“Whether it’s because everything is so far apart or because it’s not possible for safety reasons or because it’s just not fun, suburban residents, relatively speaking, don’t really walk all that much. Studies using pedometers have found the average American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/whether-it-s-because-everything-is-so-far-apart-or-because-it-s-not/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

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## More by Leigh Gallagher

> [“Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/peak-how-great-companies-get-their-mojo-from-maslow/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

> [“In 1969, roughly half of all children walked or biked to school, but today that figure is less than 15 percent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/in-1969-roughly-half-of-all-children-walked-or-biked-to-school-but/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

> [“A small apartment with interesting friends and a good Wi-Fi connection are today’s ’57 Chevy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/a-small-apartment-with-interesting-friends-and-a-good-wi-fi/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

> [“From 2000 to 2007 the United States developed close to four million acres of farmland, spending billions tilling it and filling it with fast,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/from-2000-to-2007-the-united-states-developed-close-to-four-million/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

> [“Contrary to what she expected, kids didn’t really run around outside and play in the subdivision. Instead, everything was coordinated by scheduled activity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/contrary-to-what-she-expected-kids-didn-t-really-run-around-outside/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

> [“Back then, your parents would kick you out the door in the summer and they’d say, Okay, be back for dinner,” she says. “It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/back-then-your-parents-would-kick-you-out-the-door-in-the-summer-and/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

> [“Whether it’s because everything is so far apart or because it’s not possible for safety reasons or because it’s just not fun, suburban residents,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/whether-it-s-because-everything-is-so-far-apart-or-because-it-s-not/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

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