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Want Families Downtown? Design for Them!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin2
by Brent Toderian - Huffington Post: British Columbia

September 7, 2012

Brent Toderian addresses several questions relating to families and downtown spaces.  First, he reviews the old adage that “kids are the indicator species of a great neighborhood”.  Toderian addresses the concerns that kids are incompatible with the other attractions of downtowns such as nightlife, before concluding that a downtown can include something for everyone because he’s seen it – in his native Vancouver.  Toderian argues that kids aren’t in downtowns because they are not planned for, and that is something that can be changed. Link to full story.

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