When my 2 oldest were still in diapers we lived downtown.  I thought I would love it...my hubby could ride his bicycle to work and we raise our boys urban style....yeah....reality was it just wasn&#39;t kid friendly.  The apartment building parking lot just wasn&#39;t cutting it.  A more kid friendly downtown would have kept us there longer...at least until school age.  <br /><br />A downtown park would be nice.  But I think if you want to get young families to move or stay downtown we need to focus on public schools.  It&#39;s just a fact that South Tulsa Union schools are &quot;better&quot; ....to me this just isn&#39;t fair.  Maybe Tulsa&#39;s resolution should be to better it&#39;s public schools...magnet schools, after school programs, teacher raises, ect.<br /><br />The main focus in buying a house for our family was the schools.  We can&#39;t afford to send all 4 kids to private schools!!