I have always been baffled by this fact – some of the fanciest neighborhoods in Denver have no sidewalks. Here are some possible reasons why:
1. The residents never walk (which I know is not the case).
2. There is so little traffic that pedestrians need not fear fast-moving vehicles.
3. Everyone who drives in those neighborhoods is a good driver.
4. No pedestrians in those neighborhoods ever walk at dusk or dawn.
5. The city planners were trying to create a feeling of being in a rural area.
6. It’s a secret jab from local governments in recognition of the fact that the residents pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes than the average sidewalked neighborhood’s residents. “You pay more taxes, we’ll give you sidewalks.”
Now, over to you – what is a reason you can come up with?
My neighborhood doesn’t have sidewalks. It appears to have been established as an area of large but inexpensive semi-rural lots back in the 1960s-1970s, because there are a number of small houses on half-acre lots as well as the large houses you would expect. Most of the houses are on wells and septic. I wonder if any of those fancy Denver neighborhoods had their origins in similar rudimentary developments.