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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
i'd much rather live in age-diverse neighborhood than one dominated by any single age cohort.
i want it all: the babies in strollers, the kids on the playground, the high schoolers smoking weed in the alleys, the college kids riding their fixies down the street, the young professionals fetching their ubers, the young parents going out for date nights, baby-boomers attending storefront theaters, the 80 year old grannies walking to church/synagogue/mosque.
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I'm a parent with two children living in the city, and I concur.
However, if you're talking about a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood, that generally means you want to have an active commercial district. And when considering commercial vitality, the number of households is more important than the number of people, given children don't really buy much, even if they do walk around the neighborhood. Therefore all things considered, "family-friendly" urban neighborhoods need even higher population densities then popular neighborhoods for young people to be as commercially vibrant.