Cincinnati metro area projected to overtake Cleveland in 2015 (Columbus, Riverside: unemployment rate, purchase)

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by INsync33

I could be wrong, i tried finding something online but all the data seems to be from different years...cincinnati's downtown is a bit smaller yet has a larger population than cleveland. Whats next jbcmh Columbus is now the best city in the world for fashion

Cleveland had downtown tracks growing at more than 80% per decade. Very few other cities in the Midwest had something similar.

How you define the downtown area will determine who is ahead.

I didn't even mention Columbus.

[motorman]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

Cleveland had downtown tracks growing at more than 80% per decade. Very few other cities in the Midwest had something similar.

How you define the downtown area will determine who is ahead.

I didn't even mention Columbus.

These two observations only sidetrack this thread even further because neither one addresses the fact that, by 2015, Cincinnati is destined to become Ohio's #1 city, economically. And this is what's important.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by motorman

These two observations only sidetrack this thread even further because neither one addresses the fact that, by 2015, Cincinnati is destined to become Ohio's #1 city, economically. And this is what's important.

Important to exactly who? If you are meaning Cincinnati, I don't feel the same way. While I am a lifelong Cincinnatian, I don't feel gloating it over Cleveland is a desirable objective. If we surpass them fine, but no reason to gloat. Our falling on our ass will come soon enough and I hope Cleveland does not gloat then.

[bjimmy24]

In other news, Cleveland celebrates 100 years of light rail today.

1 century.

How's that coming a long in Cincinnati?

Sorry for the cheap shot.

[unusualfire]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

In other news, Cleveland celebrates 100 years of light rail today.

1 century.

How's that coming a long in Cincinnati?

Sorry for the cheap shot.

Wow that's amazing considering how far Cincy has come without it.

[restorationconsultant]

While its nice for 'statisticrats' to debate. I really do not believe the average person cares about the metro ranking of a city in their decision to relocate there, nor do I think corporations care(They care about tax incentives).

I chose Cincinnati for its architecture and yes I looked at Cleveland and Columbus, Ultimately it was architecture and the severity of the winter that were my deciding factors.

Gwet over it. No one really cares!

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by motorman

These two observations only sidetrack this thread even further because neither one addresses the fact that, by 2015, Cincinnati is destined to become Ohio's #1 city, economically. And this is what's important.

It's been addressed already, repeatedly. The original news was not good for Cleveland, not good for Ohio, and only semi-good for Cincinnati because it took Cleveland falling faster for it to catch up, while it's own economy, along with every other city in the state, slowed down. I guess if we're all about celebrating mediocrity, this is all fantastic news.

[Kamms]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

It's been addressed already, repeatedly. The original news was not good for Cleveland, not good for Ohio, and only semi-good for Cincinnati because it took Cleveland falling faster for it to catch up, while it's own economy, along with every other city in the state, slowed down. I guess if we're all about celebrating mediocrity, this is all fantastic news.

Well said. I mentioned that as well that it had much to do with Cleveland's bigger hit in the current Depression.

[Kamms]

Originally Posted by INsync33

Before you say that you might actually want to get some real traffic in Cleveland along with a real downtown feel. I would love to see Cleveland survive 5 o'clock rush hour in cinci, all freeways are at a dead end stop from downtown to Kentucky to the northern suburbs. The roads are blocked all the way.

Clogged traffic is a selling point? Narrow highways into Kentucky get crowded as people return to the suburbs? Of course they are crowded.

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by Kamms

Clogged traffic is a selling point? Narrow highways into Kentucky get crowded as people return to the suburbs? Of course they are crowded.

Yeah, I wondered about that too.

So it's a plus that more people are car-addicted and can't wait to leave downtown Cincinnati at exactly the first moment that their employer permits them to leave? Ok.

Maybe that person needs some more time to think of a better point to make?