&gt;I mean, if it&#x27;s such a good idea, surely you could get some people to try it, and then they&#x27;d see what a lovely new feeling of freedom they enjoyed, and the idea would spread from there?<p>No need. There&#x27;s already communities where the roads and sidewalks are all owned through an HOA. There are communities with private roads yet no HOA.<p>Are you suggesting those who live in these neighborhoods have some extraneous burden over them as they go for a stroll through their neighborhood?<p>You say fringe, but they already exist in reality.