Originally Posted by
AusTexMurf

Tell that to the other 5+ million people who live within a 100 mile radius of my house. Not quite NYC but I am sure we qualify as an urban area. This definition works well enough and probably applies to many of our BF members.
An urban area is the region surrounding a city. Most inhabitants of urban areas have nonagricultural jobs. Urban areas are very developed, meaning there is a density of human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways. "Urban area" can refer to towns, cities, and suburbs.
Take a quick look at the photo and link posted of the Chariot. The hinge point allows articulation. Look at busses, flatbed trucks, and rigs with trailers. That hinge point makes them more maneuverable not less so. You can ride lots of single track, MUP's, bike lanes, and the road with the trailers. I know. I did it lots. With 3 out of 4 of our kiddos. Have you ? I gave lots of options and pros and cons on this thread. Have you even used a bike trailer such as the Chariot in Austin, NYC, or Europe ? How many children do you have (thinking you have your first now) ? How old is the child ? Has he/she traveled extensively via bicycle and transitioned through the stages described on this thread ? Many options have been discussed, including post trailers and bakfiets when the kids begin riding recumbent and TrailABike tagalongs. Thanks for your share.
Density of Austin city proper (where it's the highest) ... is 1300 people/km2 for 900K people which is pretty low IMO.
The last three cities I've lived in are/were ... 4000 people/km2 for 1M people, 3000 people/km2 for 600K people and currently 5000 people/km2 for 250K people.
A trailer would be a catastrophic failure in all three, even with pretty good bike infrastructure. A nihola bike is manageable, a bakfiets is much better (due to reduced width) and a bike with a rear seat is the best option and it can easily be rolled through the entryway and locked in the inner courtyard of a building (or down the stairs in the basement). None of that it easy with the other options and impossible with a trailer.