High gas prices good for DT?

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:08 pm

With gas prices going up and up, do you think it's likely that in we'll see more business heading towards DT/Midtown where they could be easier served by future mass transit?

I think the city should really take the reigns and start looking at giving incentives to employers to locate Downtown and not keep pushing west with sprawled to heck office parks.

10thstgoober · Post by **10thstgoober** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:29 pm

I agree. Here's an article talking about sprawl and its future:

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/com ... 9068.story

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:36 pm

DTO Luv wrote:With gas prices going up and up, do you think it's likely that in we'll see more business heading towards DT/Midtown where they could be easier served by future mass transit?

I think the city should really take the reigns and start looking at giving incentives to employers to locate Downtown and not keep pushing west with sprawled to heck office parks.

Oh yeah, I see condos and businesses for the most part expanding into DT, and I can actually see a few other downtowns emerging..

Gas prices will never go back down and for a long time people are going to need to use much less or none at all (none at all for me)..

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:51 pm

Higher gas prices are not good for anybody or anything!

Well, maybe to those short-sighted jerks trying to make a fast buck by "flipping futures", I will admit.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:14 pm

I think it'll help downtown... but it'll help the older suburbs even more.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:25 pm

Stargazer wrote:I think it'll help downtown... but it'll help the older suburbs even more.

Wait until North and South O are the new hip neighborhoods...

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:11 pm

Yeah, so will you have a place in both then erik or just north or south side?

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:08 am

MTO wrote:Yeah, so will you have a place in both then erik or just north or south side?

I'll probably just buy it all, then flip it!!!

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:10 am

Different Eric.

Stargazer wrote:I think it'll help downtown... but it'll help the older suburbs even more.

True, but what good is living in Midtown if your job is in South Port or some far west Dodge business park?

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:16 am

MTO wrote:Yeah, so will you have a place in both then erik or just north or south side?

Only if I'm commuting to Nebraska City and Missouri Valley by then.

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