Many people today are unfamiliar with their neighbors. While this can be attributed to hectic lifestyles of people and poorly structured urban organization, the problems can be mitigated by organizing more social events and improving neighborhood infrastructure to facilitate socialization.
One factor contributing to lack of relationships between neighbors is that most people work from early mornings to late nights, leaving little to no time to socialize with anyone, let alone their neighbors. Even when individuals have some free time at weekends, they tend to spend it pursuing hobbies, meeting friends, or simply relaxing. Another cause is connected to poor urban infrastructure. A case in point is my hometown, where inadequate gathering places, such as parks, gardens and cafés encourage people to stay indoors, preventing them from having meaningful conversations with their neighbors.
 
There are various ways by which these problems can be alleviated, one of which is arranging social events. If people living in multi-storied apartment blocks were made to engage in different gatherings, including clean-ups, public holidays and many more, they would gain the opportunity to interact with their neighbors more often. Government intervention, on the other hand, is considered as another possible measure to remedy this situation. By providing citizens with more entertaining spots, like parks and gardens, people can spend more quality time outside with their neighbors in their leisure time, putting relaxing and technological devices aside.
In conclusion, the causes of a lack of interaction between neighbors are people’s busy schedules and the shortage of facilities and the measures for these are to organize more gatherings and enhancing urban structures.