&quot;Suburb&quot; has shades of meaning here in the U.S. too, but I think most people think of the sprawling new city suburbs when they use the term. When I lived in New York, I lived in a small suburb, but we had a cute little downtown and regional rail access to New York City. We rarely drove there. But most U.S. suburbs are not like that. They&#x27;re like my parents&#x27; suburb in Virginia: where you can&#x27;t really even leave the cul-de-sac on foot because you quickly hit a major road with no sidewalks.