[luxurytent]

Yup. Most of our cities continue to be terrible for walkability despite significant progress in the past decade. Pedestrians are still killed on side streets due to vehicles travelling well beyond 40km/h, for instance.

Living in the city with children can be very desirable. You may have a small (or no backyard), but the city is your playground. Public parks, pools, trails, and so much more.

But the lack of people-focused planning for generations has put us in a long tail of catchup, leaving the burbs as a preferred choice for many.

[matheweis]

> Living in the city with children can be very desirable. You may have a small (or no backyard), but the city is your playground. Public parks, pools, trails, and so much more.

Have you been to the cities lately? We just left Seattle; the public parks and trails were overrun with tents and needles. The school district is allowing homeless drug addicts to live on school property. The city council appears to have no interest in the quality of life of children and their families.

[noduerme]

This sums up inner Portland as well. It wasn't the case before 2020, though. I like to think it's a temporary state of affairs. The things that make the city an attractive place for families are still there, structurally. They're just covered with a lot of garbage at the moment.

[dv_dt]

Yup, Walkability doesn’t appear from one or two single developer projects, I think the city has to shape projects for decades.

Though in my region, a couple of small classic downtown areas are hoping to a keep some permanent pedestrian streets that were turned that way during the pandemic..

[iancmceachern]

The main issue is schools. In places like SF it's very challenging.