I encourage the author to spend an afternoon and evening in Palo Alto as well as in SF and SJ downtown. Please tell us afterwards where you and your family would rather live.
Dangers of Car-Dependent Suburbs: How Urban Planning Affects Parenting
In this segment, the speaker highlights the stark contrast between the freedom and independence of Dutch children versus the restrictive upbringing in car-dependent suburbs of North America. By comparing their own childhood in London, Ontario, to their current experiences in Amsterdam, the speaker argues that the Dutch city's design and culture enable children to develop autonomy and independence, whereas North American suburbs lack the necessary infrastructure and social norms to allow children to thrive without excessive parental supervision
I may be biased since I lived in San Jose for a while, but definitely San Jose. Palo Alto sometimes has that small college town thing where everywhere can be unexpectedly busy (like why is a sit down restaurant bar absolutely packed with 22 year olds doing shots? Because the college bars are too full to even enter). San Jose is a little dull, but charming. I’m thinking northside, like around backesto park. Palo Alto’s proximity to both SF and all that state park/open space preserve to the west is really nice, and I think it might stay a bit cooler than San Jose, which occasionally gets toasty, but still, I’d pick SJ.
I've spent an afternoon in downtown Manhattan; it's rather a nice place. The world could use more places like that, preferably close to existing population centers.
Dangers of Car-Dependent Suburbs: How Urban Planning Affects Parenting
In this segment, the speaker highlights the stark contrast between the freedom and independence of Dutch children versus the restrictive upbringing in car-dependent suburbs of North America. By comparing their own childhood in London, Ontario, to their current experiences in Amsterdam, the speaker argues that the Dutch city's design and culture enable children to develop autonomy and independence, whereas North American suburbs lack the necessary infrastructure and social norms to allow children to thrive without excessive parental supervision