
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 1:35pm
What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?

karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
May 24, 2010 1:36pm
Toledo has 2 NFL, 2 NBA, 2 MLB and 2 NHL teams all with in about 2 hours. Not to mention 2 hours or less to Notre Dame, Michigan, and OSU.krazie45 wrote: Well Columbus offers certainly an ecclectic group of Pro Sports. Don't forget that 2 NFL teams, 2 MLB teams, and an NBA team are all within 2 hours. Not sure how many more cities can say that.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 1:36pm
I never said Columbus was crime free...from the beginning i've said it has less crime than Cleveland and Cincinnati, which it does.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.

ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 1:38pm
Which I'm saying is a bad argument b/c both places are safe for where the major tourism and action is. Both places have bad areas where the majority of the crime is where no one goesderek bomar wrote:Which is a bad argument. Both places are safe for where the majority of the tourism and action is. Both places have really bad spots where no ones goes.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
I never said Columbus was crime free...from the beginning i've said it has less crime than Cleveland and Cincinnati, which it does.
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teh awsum juan
Posts: 84
May 24, 2010 1:43pm
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
i won't disagree that there are areas of columbus that aren't nice, but this is from the 2008 fbi report on crime in america...
Cleveland - 433,452 residents/ 6,193 violent crimes
Cincinnati - 332,608 residents/ 4,204 violent crimes
Columbus - 751,887 residents/ 5,821 violent crimes
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_oh.html
per capita, columbus has the fewest amount of violent crime in the three major cities.

Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
May 24, 2010 1:44pm
Cleveland can say that. in the same amount of time it takes to drive from columbus to cleveland, you can drive from cleveland to detroit, pittsburgh, and with an extra 30 minutes, you can be in buffalo. so that is 4 NFL teams, 3 MLB teams, 3 NHL teams(4 if you count the blue jackets), and 2 NBA teams.krazie45 wrote: Well Columbus offers certainly an ecclectic group of Pro Sports. Don't forget that 2 NFL teams, 2 MLB teams, and an NBA team are all within 2 hours. Not sure how many more cities can say that.

LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 24, 2010 1:44pm
We have one of the higher property crime rates in the country though.teh awsum juan wrote:ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
i won't disagree that there are areas of columbus that aren't nice, but this is from the 2008 fbi report on crime in america...
Cleveland - 433,452 residents/ 6,193 violent crimes
Cincinnati - 332,608 residents/ 4,204 violent crimes
Columbus - 751,887 residents/ 5,821 violent crimes
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_oh.html
per capita, columbus has the fewest amount of violent crime in the three major cities.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 1:45pm
so you're saying Cleveland's worst areas are so much worse than Columbus's that it makes up for the per capita difference, everything else being equal?ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which I'm saying is a bad argument b/c both places are safe for where the major tourism and action is. Both places have bad areas where the majority of the crime is where no one goesderek bomar wrote:Which is a bad argument. Both places are safe for where the majority of the tourism and action is. Both places have really bad spots where no ones goes.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
I never said Columbus was crime free...from the beginning i've said it has less crime than Cleveland and Cincinnati, which it does.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 1:45pm
isn't it lower tho still than Cbus or Cincy?LJ wrote:We have one of the higher property crime rates in the country though.teh awsum juan wrote:ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
i won't disagree that there are areas of columbus that aren't nice, but this is from the 2008 fbi report on crime in america...
Cleveland - 433,452 residents/ 6,193 violent crimes
Cincinnati - 332,608 residents/ 4,204 violent crimes
Columbus - 751,887 residents/ 5,821 violent crimes
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_oh.html
per capita, columbus has the fewest amount of violent crime in the three major cities.

LJ
Posts: 16,351
May 24, 2010 1:51pm
no. The property crime per capita in Columbus is like 83. It's like top 10 in the country.derek bomar wrote:isn't it lower tho still than Cbus or Cincy?LJ wrote:We have one of the higher property crime rates in the country though.teh awsum juan wrote:ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
i won't disagree that there are areas of columbus that aren't nice, but this is from the 2008 fbi report on crime in america...
Cleveland - 433,452 residents/ 6,193 violent crimes
Cincinnati - 332,608 residents/ 4,204 violent crimes
Columbus - 751,887 residents/ 5,821 violent crimes
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_oh.html
per capita, columbus has the fewest amount of violent crime in the three major cities.

BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
May 24, 2010 1:54pm
Not dissing on Cleveland, but can locals even say with a straight face that it's the state's top city? Come on now.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 1:55pm
ahh I see it was lookin at the wrong column...anyway, given the choice, i'd rather have a higher prop crime than violent crime I guessLJ wrote:no. The property crime per capita in Columbus is like 83. It's like top 10 in the country.derek bomar wrote:isn't it lower tho still than Cbus or Cincy?LJ wrote:We have one of the higher property crime rates in the country though.teh awsum juan wrote:ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
i won't disagree that there are areas of columbus that aren't nice, but this is from the 2008 fbi report on crime in america...
Cleveland - 433,452 residents/ 6,193 violent crimes
Cincinnati - 332,608 residents/ 4,204 violent crimes
Columbus - 751,887 residents/ 5,821 violent crimes
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_oh.html
per capita, columbus has the fewest amount of violent crime in the three major cities.
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teh awsum juan
Posts: 84
May 24, 2010 1:58pm
i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.

ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 2:00pm
Cleveland is older and more established.. Columbus is still farm land and young.. it'll get there eventually.. give her time.derek bomar wrote:so you're saying Cleveland's worst areas are so much worse than Columbus's that it makes up for the per capita difference, everything else being equal?ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which I'm saying is a bad argument b/c both places are safe for where the major tourism and action is. Both places have bad areas where the majority of the crime is where no one goesderek bomar wrote:Which is a bad argument. Both places are safe for where the majority of the tourism and action is. Both places have really bad spots where no ones goes.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
I never said Columbus was crime free...from the beginning i've said it has less crime than Cleveland and Cincinnati, which it does.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 2:04pm
so you're admitting that it's not as bad? because in order to get there in the future, it would have to not be there currently...ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Cleveland is older and more established.. Columbus is still farm land and young.. it'll get there eventually.. give her time.derek bomar wrote:so you're saying Cleveland's worst areas are so much worse than Columbus's that it makes up for the per capita difference, everything else being equal?ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which I'm saying is a bad argument b/c both places are safe for where the major tourism and action is. Both places have bad areas where the majority of the crime is where no one goesderek bomar wrote:Which is a bad argument. Both places are safe for where the majority of the tourism and action is. Both places have really bad spots where no ones goes.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:Which is exactly what you're doing. Columbus has a lot of shitty areas. Cleveland has a lot of shitty areas. Cincy has a lot of shitty areas.. you're trying to make Columbus out to be this amazing place that is so safe and clean. It isn't. You can throw a rock from campus and end up in shitty areas.. you refuse to acknowledge it though.derek bomar wrote:
dude...you can't shine shit. Quit trying. Columbus has less crime than Cincinnati and Cleveland. You can't bs your way around it.
I never said Columbus was crime free...from the beginning i've said it has less crime than Cleveland and Cincinnati, which it does.

krambman
Posts: 3,606
May 24, 2010 2:04pm
Apparently you've spent all of your time in Columbus in Dublin and Upper Arlington. Have you ever heard of Columbus referred to as "America's test market?" Columbus is America's test market (there are more products tested here than anywhere else in the US) because the racial and socioeconomic breakdown of the city are very close to the national racial and socioeconomic breakdown. In that sense Columbus is very cosmopolitan and a microcosm of America.Steel Valley Football wrote: I think you guys are missing the fact that Cleveland might be a great place to live for someone with ZWP's lifestyle and interests, but not for me and some others here. To put it bluntly, Columbus is a white-bread yuppie town while Cleveland is more for the hip-hoppers and the gangstas.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
May 24, 2010 2:07pm
From the sound of his argument, ZWP doesn't know enough about C-bus to debate this.

ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 2:08pm
I already told u why Cleveland is great. It has 3 major league team venues all in walking distance. Its an old established city with a ton of shit to do and more history on one corner than the entire city of Cbus. And I don't have OSU shoved down my throat throughout the whole city.teh awsum juan wrote:i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 2:11pm
who lives in downtown Cleveland?ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:I already told u why Cleveland is great. It has 3 major league team venues all in walking distance. Its an old established city with a ton of shit to do and more history on one corner than the entire city of Cbus. And I don't have OSU shoved down my throat throughout the whole city.teh awsum juan wrote:i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.

ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 2:12pm
Here's what I need to know... I like Cleveland. I like Cleveland sports. I like Clevelands warehouse district. I like Clevelands concert halls. I have no problem finding a job in NEO... Cleveland would be my choice. It may not be for you.. but I'm also not too worried if someone else likes something.Steel Valley Football wrote: From the sound of his argument, ZWP doesn't know enough about C-bus to debate this.

ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 2:13pm
I have 2 friends who graduated from CWRU Law that live downtown.. It's a big area.. I'm sure lots of people do.derek bomar wrote:who lives in downtown Cleveland?ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:I already told u why Cleveland is great. It has 3 major league team venues all in walking distance. Its an old established city with a ton of shit to do and more history on one corner than the entire city of Cbus. And I don't have OSU shoved down my throat throughout the whole city.teh awsum juan wrote:i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.
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teh awsum juan
Posts: 84
May 24, 2010 2:16pm
do many people really live in downtown cleveland? i would guess that the majority of the population lives outside of the city and can't walk to venues.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:I already told u why Cleveland is great. It has 3 major league team venues all in walking distance. Its an old established city with a ton of shit to do and more history on one corner than the entire city of Cbus. And I don't have OSU shoved down my throat throughout the whole city.teh awsum juan wrote:i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.
cleveland was founded in 1796, columbus in 1812, there isn't that much difference in terms of history.
i grew up in columbus. much to my boyfriends dismay, i'm not a buckeye fan. the only time ohio state is shoved down your throat in terms of football is osu/michigan week. its there other times, but so are the browns, and i'm sure clevelanders get sick of them after the first few weeks of the season.

ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
May 24, 2010 2:22pm
teh awsum juan wrote:do many people really live in downtown cleveland? i would guess that the majority of the population lives outside of the city and can't walk to venues.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:I already told u why Cleveland is great. It has 3 major league team venues all in walking distance. Its an old established city with a ton of shit to do and more history on one corner than the entire city of Cbus. And I don't have OSU shoved down my throat throughout the whole city.teh awsum juan wrote:i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.
cleveland was founded in 1796, columbus in 1812, there isn't that much difference in terms of history.
i grew up in columbus. much to my boyfriends dismay, i'm not a buckeye fan. the only time ohio state is shoved down your throat in terms of football is osu/michigan week. its there other times, but so are the browns, and i'm sure clevelanders get sick of them after the first few weeks of the season.
A lot of young professionals/recent grads live downtown... But ya in any big city the majority of the population live outside of the city.

derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
May 24, 2010 2:24pm
http://www.cleveland.com/indepth/innerbelt/index.ssf?/indepth/innerbelt/more/04inner08.htmlZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:I have 2 friends who graduated from CWRU Law that live downtown.. It's a big area.. I'm sure lots of people do.derek bomar wrote:who lives in downtown Cleveland?ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:I already told u why Cleveland is great. It has 3 major league team venues all in walking distance. Its an old established city with a ton of shit to do and more history on one corner than the entire city of Cbus. And I don't have OSU shoved down my throat throughout the whole city.teh awsum juan wrote:i am not making the crime argument, i'm just giving evidence to support it.ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:What aren't you understanding? My reason is there's great places in every big city. There's bad places in every big city. There's fun things to do in every big city. Saying one is better than the other b/c it has less crime.. even though still a lot of crime.. is stupid.teh awsum juan wrote:it is all personal opinion, but bomar is giving reasons behind his opinion... growing population, several company headquarters, lower crime rates, rivers that don't get set on fire, lack of a rust belt (NEO would include youngstown..)ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: It's all personal opinion. I like NEO. I hate SWO. I lived briefly in Sunbury and Central Ohio isn't my thing either.
what is your reason?
i want to know your reason for what makes cleveland better than other cities in ohio. it isn't that hard dude. columbus. great city because the population is growing, our downtown area is thriving with new construction projects, and we have several large companies headquartered here.
now it is your turn to tell me why cleveland is great... and go.
quote: The 2000 census counted nearly 4,300 residents in downtown Cleveland, a 23 percent jump from 10 years earlier, when about 3,500 people lived there.
http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/germanvillage/stories/2010/03/03/Long-range-Columbus-plan.html
Quote: Since 2002, that number has risen to 5,500. Myers said he's optimistic the city could add 10,000 to 20,000 more residents over the next 10 years.
columbus is building tons of apartment/condos downtown, so this # is just going to keep growing...

Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
May 24, 2010 2:27pm
a million people could live downtown in cleveland or columbus, that doesnt make it the best city.