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hurricanetruther t1_ixo6xlf wrote

Reply to comment by br4532 in Where to live as a young family by br4532

Except for downtown really Providence is the kind of city where you can park and walk if you're willing to do so. Like, Thayer St. is a pretty popular spot, and parking on it directly is tough--but there are several side streets to use, if you're willing to walk an extra few minutes. It's not like a big city where you can be SOL.

OTOH it's also not like a big city where you may have a metro or a quasi-functioning bus system.

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Mosstastic_22 t1_ixne5r1 wrote

Reply to Where to live as a young family by br4532

I live in the Edgewood section like others have mentioned and on my street alone we have like 10 kids under 3, including my own 2.

I love the area. Feel free to ask questions if you’d like

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pvdchicken19 t1_ixnburw wrote

Reply to comment by Thac0 in Where to live as a young family by br4532

Metacomet was sold to a private developer years ago. Too late. The same person who was a driving force in a new high school and the money for fixing Waddington and Martin was the city council person KMG boomers attacked. The same boomers btw who were against the new high school. Let’s create more green spaces through the East Providence Land Trust, Metacomet is long gone…. be happy less than half is being developed.

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Full-Magazine9739 t1_ixnbrf1 wrote

Reply to Where to live as a young family by br4532

Look at the East side. I’d also look at Barrington which is very nice and a short drive. Bristol similarly but a slightly further drive. There are also some nice areas of Warwick and Cranston.

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