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Even with this along with the nursing building, there won't be much of a corridor.
Is "meds and eds" the right strategy for Camden? I don't know. The kind of people who work in these places have enough income that they don't live in Camden, and I doubt that the students will be living in Camden either. Moreover,these projects take land off the Camden tax rolls, and that's the last thing Camden needs. (Maybe there are going to be payments in lieu of taxes, but I didn't see that in the story.) Yes, these projects will take down largely commercial buildings that aren't so wonderful, but those buildings aren't slums either. The Norcross strategy is a continuation of a top-down approach to Camden's problems ("Let's build big new buildings, and that will revitalize Camden"), but I don't see much evidence it's working.
Is "meds and eds" the right strategy for Camden? I don't know. The kind of people who work in these places have enough income that they don't live in Camden, and I doubt that the students will be living in Camden either. Moreover,these projects take land off the Camden tax rolls, and that's the last thing Camden needs. (Maybe there are going to be payments in lieu of taxes, but I didn't see that in the story.) Yes, these projects will take down largely commercial buildings that aren't so wonderful, but those buildings aren't slums either. The Norcross strategy is a continuation of a top-down approach to Camden's problems ("Let's build big new buildings, and that will revitalize Camden"), but I don't see much evidence it's working.
I don't know either. I suppose it is better than abandoning the place. But really it is a George Norcross pipe dream. As long as the State keeps putting up the money they are going to build something. Hopefully this turns out better than Zoffinger's folly in the Meadowlands.
When New Brunswick loses out to Manhattan and other desirable north jersey communities with existing major bio pharma presence lose out to South San Francisco and Cambridge MA, for new research enterprises, no, I don't think Camden is a realistic option anytime soon. No, they are not looking for low cost or low tax locales. As you point out they are looking for a major metropolis with great research universities, neighborhoods knowledge workers want to live in, and an existing talent pool.
Whats the alternative. There are only a few growth industries in the US right now and those are two of them.
