Agreed. Some will live DT. But for better or worse, most only will if we become truly unaffordable. Few families in DT Vancouver stay if homes are 650k in kitsalsno.
We don’t need a ton of kids right downtown. But we do need them close enough to easily visit. Good transit, bike lanes, parks, SAFETY, fun events.
Library, fountains, events like Disney symphony, oil Kings, etc all bring lots of families to the core.
If the inner ring road of our city stays attractive for families, we’re doing great.
For our DT, I think we should focus more on 25-35 year olds without kids. In most cities, that demographic always wants to be near or in downtown. We have way too many happy to rent a crappy wood build in car dependent sprawl still. That’s where we can make real gains.
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