Comments on: Our Urban Challenge: First in a Series http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-first-in-a-series/ Getting Around on Two Wheels and Two Feet Tue, 22 May 2012 23:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Andy Cline http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-first-in-a-series/comment-page-1/#comment-5686 Andy Cline Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:43:26 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2385#comment-5686 Steve... Good question. Our housing costs are low here. So it should be attractive for the creative class. We have more of a cultural problem keeping our creative class from escaping to KC, St. Louis, Chicago ... you name it :-) Steve… Good question. Our housing costs are low here. So it should be attractive for the creative class. We have more of a cultural problem keeping our creative class from escaping to KC, St. Louis, Chicago … you name it :-)

]]> By: AndrewP http://isocrates.us/bike/2010/03/our-urban-challenge-first-in-a-series/comment-page-1/#comment-5685 AndrewP Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:44:52 +0000 http://isocrates.us/bike/?p=2385#comment-5685 I like the thoughts you have put into this, but can I ask if you've given any considerations into housing costs? The problem I've seen with this concept (we have some of this going on in Downtown Orlando) is that housing costs are (traditionally) way too high. Many of the "creative" people you talk about do not hold down the highest-paying jobs, so housing costs can be a major factor in where they decide to live vs. where they decide to "hang out" .... I would hope there would be some creative inspiration in the housing builds that would allow aspiring singles as well as young families the ability to afford living in this environment. In Orlando I've watched way too many of our downtown condos sit empty because the original developers targeted the upper-end spectrum of the market and have priced their places accordingly. As I mentioned early, they now sit empty ...... I like the thoughts you have put into this, but can I ask if you’ve given any considerations into housing costs?

The problem I’ve seen with this concept (we have some of this going on in Downtown Orlando) is that housing costs are (traditionally) way too high. Many of the “creative” people you talk about do not hold down the highest-paying jobs, so housing costs can be a major factor in where they decide to live vs. where they decide to “hang out” …. I would hope there would be some creative inspiration in the housing builds that would allow aspiring singles as well as young families the ability to afford living in this environment.

In Orlando I’ve watched way too many of our downtown condos sit empty because the original developers targeted the upper-end spectrum of the market and have priced their places accordingly. As I mentioned early, they now sit empty ……

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