Ooh sounds fun! What kinda stuff do you do in that area?

Not sure when you're planning this for, but Baltimore Inner Harbor is fun in spring/summer. I love the water taxi.

Make a trip over to Smith mansion! The coolest playground you never have to pay for! smith memorial playground

Wild. I lived on two different blocks in that neighborhood but there were no kid, no trick-or-treaters. Picked duds I guess.

Dc is a nice weekend, quick train ride too

Jim Thorpe? Apparently it’s the Switzerland of Pennsylvania.

Tell your council person to cut the police budget and hire more librarians

The luxury part is not a significant cost unless it's location just like luxury pick up trucks. It's the sugar coating.

Drivers who park on sidewalks and in crosswalks are selfish assholes. But I moved here from a city where literally half the streets didn't even have sidewalks, so I'm grateful that we at least have sidewalks here (and places to walk to), even if they're often obstructed!

So grateful to live close to the Please Touch Museum with a toddler, too. Clutch for rainy days where we can’t go to a park.

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Gf and I walked from fairmount to Chinatown and back for V day dinner Tuesday night. So dank. Can’t do that in the burbs!

And the damn crumbling roads. I commute down walnut through west Philly and it’s like fucking Baghdad with all the potholes.

Maybe, but it also creates a permanent structure that will never be able to really be expanded upon. It loses its potential energy, so to speak.

It would hopefully bring in some tourists

The homes in that area are typically between 500k to 700k these days I believe but generally you’re right. I wasn’t thinking about people who bought long ago, inherited, or just stretched themselves thin with house budget. And good old inflation.

Yup I’d totally live in a 3 bedroom condo with my wife and kids if there were more available and weren’t all “luxury” condos that are outrageously expensive.

And a Judge in PA just ruled that the distribution of funds in the schools of PA is unconstitutional because there was no legitimate reason given why wealthy areas should have well funded schools and poor areas should have under funded schools.

This could be a game changer in terms of the the massive underfunding of city and rural schools. The judgement basically said “You guys need to come up with a way to fix this”.

I have a 10 and 12 year old. I’m annoyed the fields at local parks are often locked up but I guess it could be worse. The best part of raising kids in the city is their ability to experience true independence at an earlier age. They can walk and take SEPTA to go places on their own without a parent having to be their chauffeur. My kids take a bus and subway to school.

And speaking of schools, they’re really not completely terrible. Like anywhere, if you live in a poor neighborhood, it’s likely the kids aren’t going to get a great education. But if you live in Center City or adjacent neighborhoods like Passyunk Sq, Fairmount, NoLibs, Fishtown… the public schools are just fine. The parents who tend to complain the most (largely white, upper middle class) are the ones who have the least to worry about. My kids are getting a great experience in the public school and I have no concern about them being held back from future opportunities because of it.

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It starts on a day, specifically one during the week, and it ends at a time, maybe morning maybe afternoon. I thought that was pretty clear

What kind of jobs?

Honestly I am in Point Breeze and trying to navigate with a stroller its a hassle. It is not an easy walking distance, short distance yes but easy no. Every trash day I hope it's raining so I have an excuse not to go out. Sidewalks are not stroller friendly, cars parked in ramps make it hard to go up and down the sidewalk (sleeping baby? Good luck) most of the time I go in a carrier because it's easier than the stroller. But all in all yes it is nice to have parks close by and lots of families to chat.

I guess all these issues relate to more than just a parent with a stroller they are city wide issues.

Thank you for speaking the truth

Got to say … my kids went to school in phila.. my youngest just graduated from univ of Penn - both have great jobs - nothing bad ever happened to them & they’re not on drugs..my relatives who moved out of city to utilize other school districts, their kids weren’t so lucky