Why Vancouver has 5 times more kids than Seattle, 9 times more than Portland

"Why Vancouver BC has 5 times more kids than Seattle, 9 times more than Portland?" DECISION https://t.co/ndhxSeYHEt pic.twitter.com/PazNAX4cKh

— Gil Penalosa (@Penalosa_G) January 7, 2016

When a developer builds a family apartment in Vancouver BC’s downtown peninsula, the dining room comes with easy-to-clean floors that can handle spilled yogurt or spaghetti. Condo and rowhouse projects must have accessible stroller storage and outdoor play spaces, ideally where parents can look out a kitchen window and keep an eye on their kids. 

As of Canada’s 2011 Census, downtown Vancouver’s urban neighborhoods were home to nearly five times more kids than Seattle’s and nearly 9 times more than Portland’s. Read more: Sightline Institute: Are you planning to have kids? (Part 1)