Should be 180 stories but I'll take it

Get a cluesday am i right

This is such a good point!!!!!!!!! You are right on target. A new housing sucks when it comes to having rooms for kids. And landlords hate it when they find out potential tenants have children. You're so correct. And I'm so happy you brought this up.

Slightly off topic (even though I think it fits the thread), but there is a severe lack of condos designed for families with kids in our city. Every new condo/apartment building seems to be designed for students, singles, or the extremely wealthy.

I think an important step for the continued growth of our city involves figuring out a way to legislate/pressure developers into building housing options for parents other than row homes. I think we'd end up with a lot more neighborhoods with a similar amount of amenities for children if we filled this gap.

Honestly surprising to me but good to hear. That’s the way forward but I don’t blame people who take an individualistic approach for their children either.

I’m honestly glad I don’t want kids because navigating all these issues seems so tough.

I don’t even have a girlfriend at the moment (sup?) but walking around Fishtown and No Libs seeing all the younger couples walking around with their kids has kinda got me feeling some type of way. If a 30 year old man can get baby fever I may have it 😂

So many kids and tons of fun. Always busy and I wouldn’t want to parent anywhere else!

Schools are a pain in the ass to navigate but the teachers work their butts off with the little they have and quite frankly has caused me to be more involved in the community. Which I love.

The ones I know/talked to seemed pretty committed to the public schools. Along with the money these people have a lot more political clout and the ability to demand accountability from the schools.

People in Grad Hospital probably have the money for private school. If I had a kid and could avoid the public schools, I would definitely not leave.

Ya there's less residents there to oppose Delaware Ave vs the Blvd, I don't see it happening.

I left grad hospital after being there for nearly a decade almost specifically because there were too many children but I'm glad people are staying and making Philly a permanent spot to raise a kid.

I was betting that these people would move to the burbs as soon as their kid turned 2-3 but it looks like they doubled down and are really committed to raising their kids in grad hospital.

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KOP mall just expanded it's very popular and will continue to be well into the future.

The malls that are dying tend to be ones with a middle to lower economic appeal. High end is doing better than ever.

Additionally the build out of the KOP /202 region over the last decade has been nothing less than amazing. The DVRPC projects that area to grow faster than the city both in residential and jobs over the coming decades.

The library has been awesome!!! Berenstain bears and Curious george and the new books like grumpy monkey are always in stock and they have a huge selection.

Definitely a huge benefit

We're in West and have a wonderful community. The city is so easily travellable, and there's so much for us to do. Lots of free resources, parks and libraries. We've made so many friends.

Airport line from South Philly isn't a bad trip, the biggest issue is SEPTA early morning bus frequency. But coming back from the airport is super convenient.

Similar in East Passyunk. Lots of kids enjoying the improvements being made to the East Passyunk Community Center.

Lol

The counties delivered PA to the Biden administration, they're not going to deny the money.

I recently driven/bike down Delaware Ave by spring garden and the infill is amazing. Imagine doing that for the RBS line.

Well city council is positioning themselves to block or otherwise hinder it as much as they can, so that's not going well.

Well the current alignment drops you nowhere close to LM and there are no sidewalks in KOP in the industry district where they plan to terminate the line. I do believe we need the KOP line but this alignment ain't good.

Nobody tell them about where the workforce to run the mall is coming from.

Thier heads might explode if they learn a substantial number of 202 corridor office workers also come from the city.

Because it's going to make getting to one of biggest job hubs in the region a lot easier.

It's never ceases to amaze me how users here conveniently keep forgetting that 40% of Philadelphians have to reverse commute out of the city for thier job.