Poverty and The Banks Project. Only time will be able to explain the relationship between these two. I would hope that a major urban development project has taken the fact of urban poverty into account. Here’s my best guess of the developers hopes:
- Homeless – The new development would receive new police patrols and keep the homeless away from the new urban crown jewel.
- Working poor? I don’t believe there has been resolution of whether there will be Section 8 housing in the hundreds of apartment units planned for The Banks Project.
Poverty is a part of our city and I sincerely hope that all demographics of our great city will be included in the new heart of the city.
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June 1, 2009 at 2:25 pm
are you serious? please tell me you didn’t believe any of this article when you wrote it because you know absolutely none of it will come true. whats the deal with no new posts?
June 1, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Saggy Wheels – Thanks for your comment.
To answer your question, I do believe in what I wrote. There was early discussion of Section 8 being forced upon the developers of The Banks, but I haven’t found any updates as to whether this component was agreed upon. I’m not advocating for Section 8 apartments with views of the river, but mixed-income developments have proven successful in other US cities.
I would hope that a project of this magnitude would cater to the needs of all Cincinnatians. After all, we’re paying for the project. The interests of urban re-developers is often at odds with the interests of the populous because there’s little money to be made in the poor.
New posts are on the way.