Stroller Index

'Stroller Index': A Thermometer for Measuring the Health of Your Neighborhood

According to Mark Funkhouser, former mayor of Kansas City, there may be no better measure of a city's livability than whether parents want to raise children there. He explains why everyone benefits when sidewalks are filled with baby strollers.

April 26, 2013 - Governing

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