Having a child has radicalized me a bit on just how many places and people in the U.S. hate children and families
And how actively they seek to work against it (practically, economically, and struct...
A lot of American cities in particular simply aren't designed for children. Exceptions might be places like NYC, the only person I've ever met who actually went to school in a high-rise grew up there.
The urbanist movements of this century, #yimby & etc, have had varying success incentivizing the construction of high-density residential buildings in downtown cores... However, these are almost always 1-2 bedroom units geared towards young single / early-coupled people...
The implicit expectation is that this housing is for a sort of 20's-early-30's "rumpringga", after which these people will "settle down" to car-dependent suburban areas that have effectively hoarded the "good schools."
The urbanist movements of this century, #yimby & etc, have had varying success incentivizing the construction of high-density residential buildings in downtown cores... However, these are almost always 1-2 bedroom units geared towards young single / early-coupled people...
The implicit expectation is that this housing is for a sort of 20's-early-30's "rumpringga", after which these people will "settle down" to car-dependent suburban areas that have effectively hoarded the "good schools."
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