What Makes a City ‘Lively’ or ‘Quiet’?

A city is alive when people are moving a lot, like in a game of tag! If lots of people are walking, talking, and eating on the street, the city feels lively. But if it’s quiet at night, with only a few cars passing by, then the city feels calm and peaceful.

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  1. A street with lots of people walking by, eating, and laughing feels lively.
  2. A quiet park at night feels peaceful because there are no cars or people around.
  3. A city that is always buzzing, like New York, never seems to sleep.

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