article_snippet: Parents in cities across the country, including Seattle, Minneapolis and Denver, are banding together to advocate for new downtown schools, more playgrounds and more affordable family-friendly housing. '
article_snippet: Kelly and other parents recently pushed for a public school downtown, and Kelly and other parents lobbied to include a playground in a redesign of the city's waterfront.
article_snippet: And Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has pledged to grow Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake by 10,000 families. '
article_snippet: Parents in cities across the country, including Seattle (pictured above), Minneapolis and Denver, are banding together to advocate for new downtown schools, more playgrounds and more affordable family-friendly housing . '
article_snippet: Bradley Calvert, 33, who moved from Atlanta to Seattle with Bradley Calvert wife and toddler last year, joined other parents in pushing for a downtown public school.
article_snippet: Bradley Calvert said a downtown school and more affordable housing will be keys to keeping families in the urban core.
article_snippet: A city benefits when there's a diverse mix of people downtown, said Bradley Calvert.
article_snippet: Attracting families, not just young professionals or empty-nesters, creates a sense of community.
highlights_snippet: Rather than move to suburbs as Rather parents once did, many are opting to stay in or near downtown .
  
highlights_snippet: Parents in cities across the country are banding together to advocate for new downtown schools and more affordable family-friendly housing .
  