It's easier to make friends and keep contact. What I've always been told by americans is that keeping in touch becomes difficult because everything is hoping in a car and spend a lot of time driving back and forth.
In my city it's 20 min walking max. In Madrid it's not that easy, but still. And it's walking.
Improvising plans with people is also easy because you don't have to plan ahead too much.
I see, that's for personal relationships it seems. What about larger groups and larger tasks.. do people also find it natural to gather to renovate a house, or maybe a road, fix a pipe etc etc
In my city it's 20 min walking max. In Madrid it's not that easy, but still. And it's walking.
Improvising plans with people is also easy because you don't have to plan ahead too much.