United Way of Summit County has begun offering 2-1-1 and Housing Services following its merger with Info Line, Inc., effective July 1. The newly integrated staffs of United Way and Info Line will occupy United Way’s new facility at 37 N. High St. in downtown Akron later this summer. Though the Info Line name will not be used going forward, United Way says it has made a … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground: A series of smaller places
Understanding Akron's neighborhoods in 30 maps Jason Segedy is Director of the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study. I have written before about the important of rejecting false choices when it comes to discussing our places. Most urban places are large and diverse enough that they cannot easily be pigeonholed or painted with an overly broad-brush. Is Akron … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground: Confronting Urban Population Decline
In every culture, you have a “creation myth” – a story you tell yourself (that may or may not be entirely true) about where you have been, where you are, and where you are going. In Akron (the city that I live in and love) our “creation myth” goes like this: We were a world-renowned city, the global center of the rubber and tire industry, for roughly the first … [Read more...]
