Name the cities then or stop wasting our time
Show me a 3+ kid family that lives in a “walkable” city.
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We had two kids in Chicago. We moved to the burbs in Wilmette. We did not enjoy it. We had to drive all the time. We never did anything fun. We assumed it was because of the kids.
When our oldest was about to start kindergarten we decided to switch up, and move back into the city. We downsized, a lot, I gave up my home gym, and my kids share a room. And it’s great. I walk my daughter to school in the morning. I jump on the L and take two stops and I’m at my uni. There are a few other families with elementary aged kids in our building. We even worked out a schedule with the mom next door and we watch her son once a week so she can date, and she watches our daughters once a week so we can date each other. Mostly we go to Marianos , sit at their bar, and play board games or do trivia.
TLDR: Being a urban parent in a walkable city is much better than being a suburban parent.
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Name the cities then or stop wasting our time
Copenhagen
Amsterdam
Berlin
Paris
Barcelona
Helsinki
Stockholm
Munich
Frankfurt
Vienna
Oslo
Etc...
Is this a trick question or what?Other American Cities:
Philly
Pittsburg
DC
Seattle
Portland
Minneapolis
Surprisingly, because of the light rail and belt line projects, Atlanta, GA.The answer to the question is the city has a good public transportation system and can you get between your kid’s school, your home, and your work in under half an hour.
American cities deeply underfunded public transportation (another thing lost because of fear of civil rights). But there are exceptions.
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American cities deeply underfunded public transportation (another thing lost because of fear of civil rights). But there are exceptions.
A huge amount of the "underfunding" of American transit is just that we have very low productivity in that sector, for whatever reason. As for "fear of civil rights", anyone can see the demographics of the thugs menacing people on subways and buses, it is not a secret, and adapting to it is not irrational.
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I interviewed at a lot of top 30 schools, and got a job at one, but what I really wanted was a job at DePaul so I could buy a house in that neighborhood and walk to work. It eventually drove me to change to a federal job, and my quality of life is so much higher as a consequence
We had two kids in Chicago. We moved to the burbs in Wilmette. We did not enjoy it. We had to drive all the time. We never did anything fun. We assumed it was because of the kids.
When our oldest was about to start kindergarten we decided to switch up, and move back into the city. We downsized, a lot, I gave up my home gym, and my kids share a room. And it’s great. I walk my daughter to school in the morning. I jump on the L and take two stops and I’m at my uni. There are a few other families with elementary aged kids in our building. We even worked out a schedule with the mom next door and we watch her son once a week so she can date, and she watches our daughters once a week so we can date each other. Mostly we go to Marianos , sit at their bar, and play board games or do trivia.
TLDR: Being a urban parent in a walkable city is much better than being a suburban parent. -
American cities deeply underfunded public transportation (another thing lost because of fear of civil rights). But there are exceptions.
A huge amount of the "underfunding" of American transit is just that we have very low productivity in that sector, for whatever reason. As for "fear of civil rights", anyone can see the demographics of the thugs menacing people on subways and buses, it is not a secret, and adapting to it is not irrational.
US isn't the only developed country with high ethnic diversity. France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium are as diverse. And are having some of the same problems. But the US is the only country using this as an excuse not to fund public infrastructure, education and healthcare.
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American cities deeply underfunded public transportation (another thing lost because of fear of civil rights). But there are exceptions.
A huge amount of the "underfunding" of American transit is just that we have very low productivity in that sector, for whatever reason. As for "fear of civil rights", anyone can see the demographics of the thugs menacing people on subways and buses, it is not a secret, and adapting to it is not irrational.
US isn't the only developed country with high ethnic diversity. France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium are as diverse. And are having some of the same problems. But the US is the only country using this as an excuse not to fund public infrastructure, education and healthcare.
Wait what France is 80% white
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American cities deeply underfunded public transportation (another thing lost because of fear of civil rights). But there are exceptions.
A huge amount of the "underfunding" of American transit is just that we have very low productivity in that sector, for whatever reason. As for "fear of civil rights", anyone can see the demographics of the thugs menacing people on subways and buses, it is not a secret, and adapting to it is not irrational.
US isn't the only developed country with high ethnic diversity. France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium are as diverse. And are having some of the same problems. But the US is the only country using this as an excuse not to fund public infrastructure, education and healthcare.
Wait what France is 80% white
Really 95% white, counting North African (who would classify themselves as such)
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American cities deeply underfunded public transportation (another thing lost because of fear of civil rights). But there are exceptions.
A huge amount of the "underfunding" of American transit is just that we have very low productivity in that sector, for whatever reason. As for "fear of civil rights", anyone can see the demographics of the thugs menacing people on subways and buses, it is not a secret, and adapting to it is not irrational.
US isn't the only developed country with high ethnic diversity. France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium are as diverse. And are having some of the same problems. But the US is the only country using this as an excuse not to fund public infrastructure, education and healthcare.
Please educate yourself on the amount of money per capita the US spends on education, healthcare, and infrastructure. The US *government* spends more per capita and as a percent of our (larger) GDP on health care than do European countries, despite our "private" system.
Lack of spending is NOT the American issue.
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Define city. Mine would give me away. Upper midwestern cities are walkable and have families with 3+ kids, also plenty of Canadian examples. You can't access every service within walking distance (if you shop at Wal Mart you will need a car), but you can get by shopping local and with an occasional bus or car trip.
Cities in the South (especially Texas) are notoriously unwalkable, most do not even have suburbs and have 6 lane roads with 45 mph/70 km/h speed limits where the big-box stores are.
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Define city. Mine would give me away. Upper midwestern cities are walkable and have families with 3+ kids, also plenty of Canadian examples. You can't access every service within walking distance (if you shop at Wal Mart you will need a car), but you can get by shopping local and with an occasional bus or car trip.
Cities in the South (especially Texas) are notoriously unwalkable, most do not even have suburbs and have 6 lane roads with 45 mph/70 km/h speed limits where the big-box stores are.And why were cities in the south the least likely to invest in public transportation and walkable cities. (Hint: r a c i s m).