Oh ya- and scared to walk outside at night for renters? Ask a renter who is scared. The downtown is just as safe if not safer than most parts of boardman or austintown. Wake up! Quit taking the negatives on channel 27 six o'clock news and generalizing it for the entire condition of our City.
Also, whoever it was that hated on Seinfeld, you must be allergic to fun! If you don't want that lifestyle and you'd rather enjoy your cul de sac and spend your Saturday's doing house work and yard work, and driving to every destination you desire---by all means, ENJOY. But don't diss alternative preferences just because your preference has been a trend dominated by automobile and gasoline czars and lobbyists.
To the doubters: criticize investment that took advantage of federal and/or state money? Nice try. But it seems a bit ludicrous to sit back and watch cities like Pittsburgh and Milwaukee take advantage of the same programs and continue to let Youngstown ROT from the inside out. GET A GRIP. Do yourselves a favor, google PATH DEPENDENCY. Then lock yourself in a library, preferably one DOWNTOWN, and read it until you realize how pitiful you sound.
We have all sat and watched our city ROT for 30 years. It's only up to us to change that ignorant and complacent path. If you want to throw silly jabs about renters or government incentives, go do it in your cookie cutter McMansion and keep it to yourself. If you want to take part in remaking this town NOT into what it was, but into what it can be, then by all means hop on board. But if you want to sit and muster up some simple criticism that has minimal warrant and a great deal of ignorance, save it for yourself.
This town will come back, and it'll be due to people who are sick of making excuses for themselves and for the "way things are".
Yes, We are the heart of the rust belt and it's about time we embrace it and still have any of these buildings around. There's a MOUNTAIN to be climbed. So start climbing and lets get the work done.
Promote investment. Promote your city. Promote the hard work taking place. Or get out!
DOWNTOWN REBOUND || Signs of new life in Youngstown
Oh ya- and scared to walk outside at night for renters? Ask a renter who is scared. The downtown is just as safe if not safer than most parts of boardman or austintown. Wake up! Quit taking the negatives on channel 27 six o'clock news and generalizing it for the entire condition of our City.
Also, whoever it was that hated on Seinfeld, you must be allergic to fun! If you don't want that lifestyle and you'd rather enjoy your cul de sac and spend your Saturday's doing house work and yard work, and driving to every destination you desire---by all means, ENJOY. But don't diss alternative preferences just because your preference has been a trend dominated by automobile and gasoline czars and lobbyists.
Wake up!!!!!!!!!
June 17, 2012 at 6:46 p.m. permalink suggest removal
DOWNTOWN REBOUND || Signs of new life in Youngstown
To the doubters: criticize investment that took advantage of federal and/or state money? Nice try. But it seems a bit ludicrous to sit back and watch cities like Pittsburgh and Milwaukee take advantage of the same programs and continue to let Youngstown ROT from the inside out. GET A GRIP. Do yourselves a favor, google PATH DEPENDENCY. Then lock yourself in a library, preferably one DOWNTOWN, and read it until you realize how pitiful you sound.
We have all sat and watched our city ROT for 30 years. It's only up to us to change that ignorant and complacent path. If you want to throw silly jabs about renters or government incentives, go do it in your cookie cutter McMansion and keep it to yourself. If you want to take part in remaking this town NOT into what it was, but into what it can be, then by all means hop on board. But if you want to sit and muster up some simple criticism that has minimal warrant and a great deal of ignorance, save it for yourself.
This town will come back, and it'll be due to people who are sick of making excuses for themselves and for the "way things are".
Yes, We are the heart of the rust belt and it's about time we embrace it and still have any of these buildings around. There's a MOUNTAIN to be climbed. So start climbing and lets get the work done.
Promote investment. Promote your city. Promote the hard work taking place. Or get out!
June 17, 2012 at 6:42 p.m. permalink suggest removal