About Investing in the City Center

About investing in the City Center

There has never been a suburb of nowhere. Suburbs and neighborhoods are only as strong as the urban core.

Cincinnati is investing millions in reviving our city center with new residences, restaurants and entertainment. Young professionals and mature couples are moving downtown to take advantage of the arts, sports and parks. Streetcars are the natural connector to move people from home or work to their office, a park or entertainment. They are easy and enjoyable to use and connect people to people as well as people to places. Urban residents and tourists expect easy, affordable mass transit.

The more people who live in the city, the more property taxes that are generated and contributed to our coffers. The more money that people spend in the city, the more sales taxes generated for our city budget. The more money our city has to spend, the more services we can provide to all residents — in all neighborhoods not just downtown.
It makes economic sense to focus investment downtown to generate dollars for investment in the inner suburbs and throughout the city.

Joan Kaup
Thinking Differently
www.KaupforCoubncil.com