Thursday, June 30, 2005
Bass Ackwards
In other "big cities", I've noticed that people with lots of money to spend live downtown. Property Value, Entertainment, Parking.....everything seems to cost more. So why pay more? Because people actually WANT to live there. Employment, Entertainment, Culture and Commute are terribly tempting.
Cincinnatians have a far different approach. The more money one has equates to the length of one's commute in to the city. (We love to drive. See "At least we're not #1" , Thurs June 16th below.) Our low income housing projects are located right in the heart of the city or within the immediate 3 miles sorrounding it.
The Census bureau just realeased lots of interesting statistics about people running away from Cincinnati detailed in this article.
Among the nation's "big cities", Cincinnati saw the biggest population drop next to Detroit. No offense to Detroit, but the fact makes me chuckle. Watch out Motor City. We're coming for your number one spot! It seems that everyone is moving from Cincinnati to Hamilton, OH (25.71 miles away) and Cold Spring, KY (13.71 miles away).
I'm proud to be one of those population decreases from 2001-2004 contributing to these stats. I find the length of commute to parallel general well being. Boston, MA? (877.20 miles away)
Cincinnatians have a far different approach. The more money one has equates to the length of one's commute in to the city. (We love to drive. See "At least we're not #1" , Thurs June 16th below.) Our low income housing projects are located right in the heart of the city or within the immediate 3 miles sorrounding it.
The Census bureau just realeased lots of interesting statistics about people running away from Cincinnati detailed in this article.
Among the nation's "big cities", Cincinnati saw the biggest population drop next to Detroit. No offense to Detroit, but the fact makes me chuckle. Watch out Motor City. We're coming for your number one spot! It seems that everyone is moving from Cincinnati to Hamilton, OH (25.71 miles away) and Cold Spring, KY (13.71 miles away).
I'm proud to be one of those population decreases from 2001-2004 contributing to these stats. I find the length of commute to parallel general well being. Boston, MA? (877.20 miles away)
