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I would take this to its logical conclusion. New parents are chronically sleep-deprived, and therefore should not drive. On a social level, we should not plac

• closeparen 7y ago
  Young couples are well served by transportation just before they become parents. Then as the baby is arriving they explicitly and intentionally seek car-oriented housing, as this is considered the correct place to raise a family. So we have to look at why cities are considered unsuitable for children. This quickly gets into uncomfortable territory about respecting the rights of the other demographics (for example homeless people and less affluent children with lower academic performance) that middle-class families are fleeing when they move to the suburbs.
  • cesarb 7y ago
    > Then as the baby is arriving they explicitly and intentionally seek car-oriented housing, as this is considered the correct place to raise a family. As someone who lives in a major metropolitan area, I have read this argument a few times in the Internet, but this doesn't match my experience; of all young couples who became parents that I know, none did "seek car-oriented housing", at most they moved to a bigger apartment (with more rooms).
  • learc83 7y ago
    In most cities in the US, decent housing near public transpiration that is big enough for a family is expensive enough that it's not really a viable option for most people. Beyond that most cities in the US only have a few areas that are high enough density where not owning a car is convenient. And those high density areas generally aren't geared towards families on a budget.