Comments on: Why Cincinnati Coworks? http://www.cincycoworks.com/2009/09/18/why-cincinnati-coworks/ Not just for working Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Karabaic http://www.cincycoworks.com/2009/09/18/why-cincinnati-coworks/comment-page-1/#comment-8 John Karabaic Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:14:16 +0000 http://www.cincycoworks.com/?p=152#comment-8 Darn it, the first sentence should end "Cincy or Cleveland." Doh. :-) Darn it, the first sentence should end “Cincy or Cleveland.”

Doh. :-)

]]> By: John Karabaic http://www.cincycoworks.com/2009/09/18/why-cincinnati-coworks/comment-page-1/#comment-7 John Karabaic Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:13:23 +0000 http://www.cincycoworks.com/?p=152#comment-7 25 years ago, Columbus was "cowtown", smaller than and duller than either Cincy or Columbus. Deliberate policy decisions by the state and a unified municipal/county government change that, making it into the largest city in the state. Columbus is also "flatter" than Cincy in two ways: It has a larger system universities--dominated by the biggest in the state-- which are more integrated with the city as a whole than Cincinnati. It's also flat in a geographic sense, which aids in that first type of integration in that it's easier to get around. Improve the integration of our educational institutions with the rest of the city, particularly downtown, and you'll see more happening. I think the streetcar is an interesting way to start, but a master plan that addresses how to make the most of the educational resources we have, attracting new students and keeping them here after graduation, is also needed. 25 years ago, Columbus was “cowtown”, smaller than and duller than either Cincy or Columbus. Deliberate policy decisions by the state and a unified municipal/county government change that, making it into the largest city in the state.

Columbus is also “flatter” than Cincy in two ways: It has a larger system universities–dominated by the biggest in the state– which are more integrated with the city as a whole than Cincinnati. It’s also flat in a geographic sense, which aids in that first type of integration in that it’s easier to get around.

Improve the integration of our educational institutions with the rest of the city, particularly downtown, and you’ll see more happening.

I think the streetcar is an interesting way to start, but a master plan that addresses how to make the most of the educational resources we have, attracting new students and keeping them here after graduation, is also needed.

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