[Blindtlk] Living in the suburbs as a visually impaired momwithkids?

[Dewey Bradley]

I guess it is all about your choice, not always easy.
I like my town, We don't have sidewalks on most of the major streets because 
they are state roads, and are bus system is different from the big cities.
I almost moved to Kansas city because of the bus system, I think that it is 
very easy to get around in the Missouri side of it, but I like small towns.
We only have 4 bus routes after 6 at night and all day Sunday and holidays, 
but I like it.
I've been told that New York City is easy to get around, but no thank you.
I guess if your happy and you think that it is better for your kids, then 
some times you have to make the choice.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mari Hunziker" <marihunziker at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Living in the suburbs as a visually impaired 
momwithkids?


> Thanks Brian for your opinion. I love feedback. The planned community does
> have sidewalks, 4 pools,  a hike and bike trail and a really great 
> sidewalk
> to the schools. It is so important for me to be able to get to the 
> schools.
> I like volunteering in my sons schools. He was in kindergarten last year 
> and
> I liked participating in field trips,, and classroom activities. I had to
> drive with someone else on most occasions or walk 2 miles there and 2 
> miles
> back. If I had to walk my son to and from school everyday. I would have to
> walk 8 miles a day. CRAZY! And definitely not doable with a toddler  in a
> stroller. It would kill me. The new community will allow me to be there in
> less than 10 minutes since it is just across the street. I am really 
> excited
> to move there but I feel that maybe someday my current neighborhood will 
> be
> annexed into Austin and will possibly have a bus route close buy. I think
> either way, the new community will be more beneficial in the long run even
> though it is further out.
>
> Mari Hunziker
>
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Brian Miller 
> <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu>wrote:
>
>> Hi Mary,
>>
>> Given the two options you describe below, it doesn't sound as though the
>> planned community  puts you in a much worse situation, and given the
>> proximity of the school, it may be even better. You can always order
>> groceries for delivery, or hire a driver.
>>
>> Still, I wonder if there isn't a third option -- one that puts you in 
>> easy
>> walking distance of shopping and other recreational opportunities without
>> endangering yourself or your children, but still has access to good
>> schools?
>> I don't know Austin very well, so I can't suggest anything there, but
>> ultimately you and your husband need to consider all your needs, not just
>> those of the kids, or you, or him.
>>
>> Personally, I'm not a big fan of most planned communities -- they are
>> typically little better than prisons for blind guys... They often don't
>> even
>> have sidewalks.
>>
>> Good luck with your decision.
>>
>> Brian
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Mari Hunziker
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3:42 PM
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Living in the suburbs as a visually impaired mom
>> withkids?
>>
>> HI Friends,
>>
>> My husband and I have two children a six year old son and a two year old
>> daughter. We live, in a suburb outside of Austin and frankly if we lived 
>> in
>> the Austin city limits life might be  easier for me (bus travel). But
>> here's
>> my dilemma is that my husband wants to move to a beautiful master planned
>> community, which I love as well. The only thing about this community is
>> that
>> it does not have close shopping. This really does not bother me because
>> where I currently live I can walk to the grocery store. It is just about 
>> a
>> mile and a half away. Trying to do this with the kids has been extremely
>> difficult. I don't know if life will be better in the community or if it
>> will be better to stay. The pros to the new place is that they have an
>> elementary, a middle, and a high school right across the street from the
>> homes. It also has a pool and a playground. My current neighborhood has
>> more
>> things around it like shopping but I cannot cross the street to get to
>> them.
>> The street does not have a crosswalk and I am not about to jaywalk with 
>> two
>> children underfoot. I'd  really like your opinion.
>> Thank you,
>> Mari Hunziker
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