Moving advice for couple- not drinkers, no kids

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by NewtownBucks

Collingswood is a great suggestion based on the OP. "At home among Bob Marley types" is Collingswood to a tee. It is a very artsy town with a local music festival every year called Porchfest where the musicians in the town all play concerts on their porch and the people can walk around and hear a concert going on every couple blocks. I've gone a couple times. It's really neat. Cooper River Park is a great place for biking, jogging, and other outdoor exercise. Access to 295 makes a commute to Pennington much easier and PATCO is only a 15 min ride to Center City (and the bridges are easily accessible if a car is needed in the city). The only thing I don't know about is skate parks.

I'm not sure what they're looking for. There's ice skating at Cooper River in the winter, at least one indoor rink in the area, and there are a few skateboard parks. Cooper River is a good place to skate outside because the path is paved and fairly long. Newton Lake also has a paved path. The loop is about 18 blacks long.

You can rent boats at Cooper River, too.

https://www.camdencounty.com/freehol...er-river-park/

[Gerania]

Southbound, I'm glad that you mentioned Collingswood. It's a viable option. If the PATCO to Center City doesn't cut it and they have to drive, it's at least close to the bridge.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by Gerania

Southbound, I'm glad that you mentioned Collingswood. It's a viable option. If the PATCO to Center City doesn't cut it and they have to drive, it's at least close to the bridge.

Thanks, Gerania. Those were my thoughts entirely. Without any additional information it's hard to say much else. Cripes, it's walking distance to Haddonfield. Overall it's quiet. It's easy enough to get to all of the retail that anyone could want in Center City and South Jersey. I really do think that the Pine Barrens would blow the OP's mind. While I'm not from the UP, I am from SW Lower Michigan. I had cousins who grew up in a very rural area. I understand where the OP is coming from. The Fairmont Park system is lovely. Cripe, I used to cut through it to go to work. I've had to stop for deer many times at night. Still, the Cooper River Park is very nice on a less grand scale. I lived about 3 blocks from Cooper River Park for 20 years. I've seen deer strolling down the street coming from the park, while sitting on my front porch.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Thanks, Gerania. Those were my thoughts entirely. Without any additional information it's hard to say much else. Cripes, it's walking distance to Haddonfield. Overall it's quiet. It's easy enough to get to all of the retail that anyone could want in Center City and South Jersey. I really do think that the Pine Barrens would blow the OP's mind. While I'm not from the UP, I am from SW Lower Michigan. I had cousins who grew up in a very rural area. I understand where the OP is coming from. The Fairmont Park system is lovely. Cripe, I used to cut through it to go to work. I've had to stop for deer many times at night. Still, the Cooper River Park is very nice on a less grand scale. I lived about 3 blocks from Cooper River Park for 20 years. I've seen deer strolling down the street coming from the park, while sitting on my front porch.

I've had ducks, turkeys, racoons, opossum, groundhogs, deer, an owl and hawks on my property in the Southern New Jersey suburbs. Lots of houses. Ducks and turkeys on your lawn. There were redwing blackbirds and bats by the lake. I'd take that any day over the city.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by Gerania

I've had ducks, turkeys, racoons, opossum, groundhogs, deer, an owl and hawks on my property in the Southern New Jersey suburbs. Lots of houses. Ducks and turkeys on your lawn. There were redwing blackbirds and bats by the lake. I'd take that any day over the city.

Plenty of racoons, the occasional possum in my parents yard and later my own. Bats galore, too. A friend had a duck build a nest in her yard, across the street from me. My mom's best friend fed a family of racoons, nightly, to keep them out of trash cans. All this in Cherry Hill. So much for someone who never lived there referring to the concrete that makes up the roads that cut through it.

[Leps12]

Collingswood is a fine suggestion based on lifestyle preferences. When I hear “artsy” and “non drinker”, that’s Collingswood to a T. And I do think they would especially like the Pine Barrens access and also to Freedom Park in Medford which has a skate park and also an incredible dog park for their dog to play in, loaded with agility courses and obstacles and a swimming hole.

However, the major problem there is finding a rental for $1,400. Whatever is out there would be in worse areas of Collingswood, not near downtown and the train station. Which also means life will be doubly hard with them only having 1 car. Even if they were able to snag something downtown, they might still find it hard to exist with only one car, since you don’t really have a supermarket to walk to in Collingswood. The couple would be entirely reliant on the 1 person with the car to do all of the shopping, and if the car is out and that or some other errand needs to be run, they are **** out of luck.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by Leps12

Collingswood is a fine suggestion based on lifestyle preferences. When I hear “artsy” and “non drinker”, that’s Collingswood to a T. And I do think they would especially like the Pine Barrens access and also to Freedom Park in Medford which has a skate park and also an incredible dog park for their dog to play in, loaded with agility courses and obstacles and a swimming hole.

However, the major problem there is finding a rental for $1,400. Whatever is out there would be in worse areas of Collingswood, not near downtown and the train station. Which also means life will be doubly hard with them only having 1 car. Even if they were able to snag something downtown, they might still find it hard to exist with only one car, since you don’t really have a supermarket to walk to in Collingswood. The couple would be entirely reliant on the 1 person with the car to do all of the shopping, and if the car is out and that or some other errand needs to be run, they are **** out of luck.

Medford has the most wonderful dog park that I've ever seen. A property with horses had access to the back, third field, and they would sometimes walk horses around the perimeter.

It's possible to live in the suburbs with one car. I've done it in several places. I shopped after supper and on weekends. Sometimes I asked my husband to pick up something on the way home from work. I tried to avoid that. I learned how to plan, shop, and had nothing more than an occasional medical emergency which didn't quite require a 911 call. I don't think that he was terribly sad that he had to leave work to take me to the ER.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by Leps12

Collingswood is a fine suggestion based on lifestyle preferences. When I hear “artsy” and “non drinker”, that’s Collingswood to a T. And I do think they would especially like the Pine Barrens access and also to Freedom Park in Medford which has a skate park and also an incredible dog park for their dog to play in, loaded with agility courses and obstacles and a swimming hole.

However, the major problem there is finding a rental for $1,400. Whatever is out there would be in worse areas of Collingswood, not near downtown and the train station. Which also means life will be doubly hard with them only having 1 car. Even if they were able to snag something downtown, they might still find it hard to exist with only one car, since you don’t really have a supermarket to walk to in Collingswood. The couple would be entirely reliant on the 1 person with the car to do all of the shopping, and if the car is out and that or some other errand needs to be run, they are **** out of luck.

There are Acmes in Haddonfield and Westmont walkable from the PATCO stations in those towns. Many other grocery stores are accessible via bus by shopping on the PATCO train to Haddonfield.

[thedirtypirate]

East Falls would be my pick.

[Gerania]

The ShopRite is pretty close. That's one primary need taken care of.