yeah, the disjointedness/disconnectivity of suburbia can be ridiculous at times.

my sister's family lives up in suburban lake county, illinois. there's a liquor store literally 1/4 mile from her house as the crow flies, but to to walk there is nearly 1.5 miles because there's no pedestrian connection out of their closed off subdivision to the the main road where the liquor store is.

you first have to go all the way back through their one way in/one way out subdivision to a different main road, and then loop all the way back around to the other main road where the store is.

i know this because i was staying with her one time and looked it up on g-maps, and then said eff it, "hey sis, can i borrow your car to pick up some beer?"

it's right there, only a 1/4 mile away. you could probably see it from her roof if not for all the trees, but you can't get there from here.