Interesting. That's a shame that Vancouver doesn't have an urban core that is family friendly. I really enjoyed the city when I visited. I have a huge dislike of the "draw the drunks in" mentality of so many urban cores these days.

I think that, similar to the way New Urbanism was viewed in the 1990's (no demand, so why build it), urban family living is a case where the demand appears as soon as the supply is present. But good luck getting a real estate developer on board when they can just stick to the tried and true of sucking in the yupsters. The closest thing you get to families in a lot of these place are BF/GF with a dog.