Wednesday, April 23, 2008

To find an answer to my question about the revitalization of buffalo i knew i had to find real information. Meaning i had to differentiate the difference between biased opinions and actual fact. In order for Buffalo to become a successful city again we first have to discover the problem. So i began to research that question and really discover the source of Buffalo's major downfall. I decided to look up some important statistics that show the negative aspects of the city. Many of Buffalos jobs in the past were all manufatured based companies. Due to the loss of many of these companies buffalos unemployment rate decreased yearly by six percent. Although many jobs are being created in many different fields in order to try and revolutionize the city and to bring the economy up without the "machining" industry.

Some eye opening facts that i have found was that a little over 30% of the cities people live under the poverty line. We are also americas second poorest cities. We are second in america as well as having the most vacant homes and buildings. Although on a good note we are number one on affordable housing.(wikipedia. 23 Apr 2008 . .)

From the research i have done so far it looks like its not going to be easy but it is still possible. I look to find some more information to help conclude my search and hopefully find the answer to my question

3 comments:

Mr. Malley said...

Mike...homework?!?!? Quick...GET ME AN ASPIRIN! ELEVATE MY FEET!

pd90208 said...

Nice random topic guy. I didn't know that we were America's second poorest city, something has to be done, good luck trying to find the problem and even more luck trying to find a solution.

Mike C said...

I think it is still possible to revitalize Buffalo even though it has been going through a downfall because anything is possible but I honestly don't see it happening any time soon because people are lazy and the lazy way doesn't work out that good. If evrybody bucked down and worked together it could be done but that would mean everybody not just a few because there are too many people in buffalo for just a few to fix everything.