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EngineerScotty, thank you very much for this insightful, thought-out writeup. (You should probably thank Paul Johnson for the inspiration too!)
First some full disclosure: I'm from Portland but live in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood now with my wife two kids in a 900 sq ft apartment near Cascade Playground.
I mostly agree with your description of the Pearl District, but there are parks with playgrounds and numerous businesses that serve children (Powell's obviously has a huge kids section but also Green Frog and even Whole Foods sells kids stuff). There are also some 3bd units in the Pearl but they are typically gigantic (1800 sq ft) which means expensive. There's actually a great study "Market Assessment for Family-Oriented Condominiums in Portland, Oregon" you can get online: what families want is *small* well-designed units with multiple bedrooms. Personally speaking, I also like to see more semi-private shared community space on each floor, and no parking--due to decent transit and zipcar, we don't own a car at all.
It's also worth pointing out the Pacific Northwest already has fertility rates slightly below population replacement rate... but that doesn't mean zero children!
-joshuadf
guest post: families and children on transit
This guest post is by EngineerScotty, a software engineer and part-time transportation geek from the Portland, Oregon area. He is a frequent commenter here on Human Transit. I'm a father of several small children, including twin boys (now four years old). [Not those in the picture -- JW] ...
Tim,
While I would have preferred the project to follow all the guidelines in the draft SLU Urban Design Framework, thanks very much for voting for Sally Bagshaw's amendment to C.B. 116665 to require independent retail.
UW Land Use Amendment Passes Council 7-1
Consistent with the City's long-range goals for the area, the City Council voted 7-1 (CM Licata voted No; CM Harrell disqualified himself) this afternoon to approve a land use amendment that will allow construction of three medical research buildings in the South Lake Union neighborhood at Mer...
We have some retired friends who keep a list of Panera locations and meet friends and family across the country while traveling.
Panera Bread succeeds by creating faux-"third places" in the suburbs
In the absence of true public spaces and third places in modern suburbs, Panera Bread finds an opportunity. Bring your laptop. Mention Panera Bread and fans are as likely to praise the free Wi-Fi as they are to gush about the Asiago cheese bagels. And that, execs at the $2.6 billion restaura...
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