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Cincinnati urban core is more cohesive in that its Central Business District is surrounded by a radius ring of urban districts such as Over The Rhine, Covington's Central Business District, Mainstrasse, Mutter Gottes, and Newport. Imediately bordering OTR up the surrounding bluffs is in the next belt of radius is Mt Auburn, Mount Adams, Clifton Heights, Walnut Hills. Adjacent to those neighborhoods in another line of radius is Corryville, East Walnut Hills, Clifton Gaslight. The next line of radius of neighborhoods would be Northside, OBryonville, Hyde park etc. Once Cincy, Covington and Newport dismantled its street car network the connectivity and fluidity of access between these neighborhoods dropped considerably in which the Mount Adams business district is still struggling with in this present time.
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Pittsburgh is definitely more transit-oriented and walkable overall, and the presence of Carnegie-Mellon and Pitt give Pittsburgh’s urban core a vibrant, international flair. Pittsburgh also feels a lot more connected to the East Coast. One thing Cincinnati lacks compared to Pittsburgh and other old cities is identifiable ethnic enclaves (such as Bloomfield/Italian, Squirrel Hill/Jewish, etc in Pittsburgh).
Cincinnati is mostly German Catholic with 'Protestant Hillbilly' enclaves like Elmwood Place, Lockland, Hamilton, etc. Southern labor White and Black filled Cincinnati's industrial boom job vacancies while Pittsburgh filled those mostly with Eastern and Southern European immigrants.
I currently work in quality assurance in the automotive manufacturing industry...The ultimate factors for me are the jobs, (warehouse supply chain, logistics; in the QA field)...
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Both cities are very awesome in my eyes. Still a very tough decision.
Considering that your employment background will undoubtedly influence your job search, I encourage you to center on Cincinnati for several important reasons...
(a) Cincinnati's MSA encompasses one of the nation's busiest commercial corridors - a north/south stretch of I-75 brimming with diverse manufacturing, an enormous rail yard, huge distribution centers and sizable logistical support facilities. It may come as a surprise to learn that in the Midwest Cincinnati is an export powerhouse surpassed only by Chicago and Detroit. However, the Cincy PDF enclosed in the following link will attest to the fact that such a phenomenal output is derived mostly from transportation equipment, not only jet engines but also automotive products of all kinds:
(b) Cincinnati's major airport (CVG) is destined to become one the world's busiest air-freight cargo airports, now that Amazon has chosen it for their global air operation. Combined with DHL's large North American cargo hub already in operation, all this will greatly increase manufacturing/shipping activities throughout NKY and SW Ohio:
(a) Cincinnati's MSA encompasses one of the nation's busiest commercial corridors - a north/south stretch of I-75 brimming with diverse manufacturing, an enormous rail yard, huge distribution centers and sizable logistical support facilities. It may come as a surprise to learn that in the Midwest Cincinnati is an export powerhouse surpassed only by Chicago and Detroit. However, the Cincy PDF enclosed in the following link will attest to the fact that such a phenomenal output is derived mostly from transportation equipment, not only jet engines but also automotive products of all kinds:
(b) Cincinnati's major airport (CVG) is destined to become one the world's busiest air-freight cargo airports, now that Amazon has chosen it for their global air operation. Combined with DHL's large North American cargo hub already in operation, all this will greatly increase manufacturing/shipping activities throughout NKY and SW Ohio:
Cincinnati urban core is more cohesive in that its Central Business District is surrounded by a radius ring of urban districts such as Over The Rhine, Covington's Central Business District, Mainstrasse, Mutter Gottes, and Newport. Imediately bordering OTR up the surrounding bluffs is in the next belt of radius is Mt Auburn, Mount Adams, Clifton Heights, Walnut Hills. Adjacent to those neighborhoods in another line of radius is Corryville, East Walnut Hills, Clifton Gaslight. The next line of radius of neighborhoods would be Northside, OBryonville, Hyde park etc. Once Cincy, Covington and Newport dismantled its street car network the connectivity and fluidity of access between these neighborhoods dropped considerably in which the Mount Adams business district is still struggling with in this present time.
Hmm. if you're talking just cohesiveness of downtown to other hoods that may be a point... but most of Pittsburgh's urban core is considered to be the east end, which is a whole lot of very interconnected urban neighborhoods. Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, Oakland, Friendship, Garfield, East Liberty, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill, along with some other less business-centric hoods, which are all cohesive urban and very walkable and with good transit. Oakland alone is very dense and really considered several different neighborhoods as well as the university core (CMU, Pitt, Carlow).
Downtown comparison, if you include the hoods across the river from Cincy, then you'd also have to include the same for Pittsburgh's. North side is directly across the Allegheny from downtown (and connected by rail), and is a conglomeration of urban hoods which long ago used to be the city of Allegheny PA. South Side is almost directly across from downtown across the Monongahela river, just a bit east but also connected by rail, although the rail does not go into the South side proper but is walking distance. Also DT Pittsburgh is directly connected to the Strip District and Uptown/Lower Hill (which admittedly is an area that was destroyed in the 60s urban renewal, but is on its way back). Also Duquesne U. and surrounding business areas, is directly east of downtown separated just by a highway but is easily walkable from downtown. The cap park which is soon to be constructed over I-576 will soon connect these areas even more.
I would call it a tie both cities remind of me of each other. I liked Cincinnati but got bored with it after a few years but it is a nice city. It is starting to get more diverse but still more of a suburban city.
Cincy feels cleaner and more vibrant. It's also closer to more cities for weekend or day trips. Being at a cultural crossroads gives it a fun vibe too. Also extra points for having Kings Island!
Cincy feels cleaner and more vibrant. It's also closer to more cities for weekend or day trips. Being at a cultural crossroads gives it a fun vibe too. Also extra points for having Kings Island!
Well from Cincy you have weekend trips to the same size landlocked cities (Columbus and Indy). Cincy might be cleaner but I don;t thnk more vibrant. Doesn't really offer more. From Pittsburgh you have DC and Baltimore 3.5 hrs away, and Philly and the ocean beaches within easier reach. and of course NYC closer if you prefer that. Also Pgh is pretty close to nice real mountain terrrain, whitewater rafting, skiing, etc that Cincy does not offer.
Well from Cincy you have weekend trips to the same size landlocked cities (Columbus and Indy). Cincy might be cleaner but I don;t thnk more vibrant. Doesn't really offer more. From Pittsburgh you have DC and Baltimore 3.5 hrs away, and Philly and the ocean beaches within easier reach. and of course NYC closer if you prefer that.
Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, etc are all very close to Cincy as well.
Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, etc are all very close to Cincy as well.
Very close?? no.
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