By SJ Otto
A recent article in The Wichita Eagle looks at the economic stagnation of Wichita
Amid an avalanche of sobering data that indicates Wichita
"It was 'We’re starving our city,'" Bastian said. "That just hit me like a bucket of water."
Bastian and other community leaders left the analysis of Wichita
"We need to do more," Bastian said. "What we're doing is not enough."
And....
"Among the numbers:
▪ While the gross domestic product for cities across the U.S. grew an average of 16 percent this decade, Wichita
▪ Every city in the central U.S. comparable to Wichita Wichita
▪ The U.S. labor force grew significantly over the past decade. Wichita
One thing needs to be pointed out and that is that the economy doesn't really need growth to be successful. At some point the US
One thing we don't need is all the urban sprawl from the poorly organized development plans (or lack of) at the edges of Wichita Wichita
For years I have complained that voters in the city of Wichita
Alex Pemberton tweeted that he wanted to see "a more-or-less wholesale change in leadership, in both the political and civic sectors."
"Get rid of all the leaders-in-title-only who care about their legacy or job security and replace them with real leaders, who will take bold action and engage in honest, critical conversations," said Pemberton, who two years ago founded the Yellowbrick Street Team, a grassroots movement known for drawing attention to urban-living issues until it went on hiatus early this year.
Conservatives and social conservatives have held Wichita back, with their supporters wanting social controls over such businesses as strip clubs and efforts to shut down Wichita
Others on social media voiced support for bringing better-paying jobs to the city and expanding Wichita
The buss system in Wichita Wichita 's Old Town development. With all the emphasis on drunk driving, in the state and city, it would make so much sense to have a buss system people could use to get home after they have been drinking to avoid getting DUIs. For a city this size, not having a working bus system after 6pm demonstrates the small minded thinking of our small minded leaders.
Again in the article:
"(Mayor Jeff ) Longwell said the city is "working on a river corridor development that will be a game-changer," though he would not offer details.
"We shouldn’t lose sight that we’ve already planted the seeds of opportunity and we haven’t yet been able to harvest them," Longwell said."
That is an interesting comment considering that the last WaterWalk deal the City of Wichita
"After 15 years and $41 million in taxpayer subsidies to the WaterWalk, the city of Wichita
And it probably never will, the way the deal is structured."
In one of the worst rip-offs in the history of Wichita
Longwell and any other council member who can't manage to do better than that should never be anywhere near a leadership position.
The Wichita Eagleearlier article mentioned one problem the city has and that is a fair and equitable system that pays men and women at the same pay:
One was business consultant Jill Miller, who was upset by research showing the pay gap for women is worse in Wichita than it is nationally.
"I knew that things were hard for women in business in Wichita
While there are many solutions to Wichita
"Friends University political science professor Russell Fox says Wichita
"The truth of the matter is, Wichita
Residents must ask themselves whether they want Wichita
Voters will say at the polls whether they want to keep things as they are, Fox said, or prefer a different future. To get that different future, he said, residents have to send the message to officials "they should be spending more, risking more, investing more."
And the main message I find useful is to vote out the dolts.
Pix by Me.me.