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A lot of people who work at Cornell (staff) live in Cortland. Other people from Cortland work in various businesses or hotels in Ithaca. Ithaca is closer to Cortland as well. Because of the commuting patterns Cortland's economy is tied to Ithaca.
A lot of people who work at Cornell (staff) live in Cortland. Other people from Cortland work in various businesses or hotels in Ithaca. Ithaca is closer to Cortland as well. Because of the commuting patterns Cortland's economy is tied to Ithaca.
A number of years ago I had a really boring job at Cornell with access to the printed staff directory. Back in those simpler times nearly all staff had their home addresses and titles printed in there. I recall classifying staff into faculty, degreed technical, and other, and place of residence by 14850, other Tompkins County, and outside. At that time nearly all faculty were 14850 (most exceptions being in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), technical might have been about 1/3 each, and other being maybe about 10% 14850 (and those, concentrated in the portions of the City of Ithaca west of Albany St., south of Buffalo St., and east of Cayuga Inlet). I was a bit surprised at the number of "other" who actually lived in PA. I had to go on to another degree at Syracuse to be introduced to GIS.
A number of years ago I had a really boring job at Cornell with access to the printed staff directory. Back in those simpler times nearly all staff had their home addresses and titles printed in there. I recall classifying staff into faculty, degreed technical, and other, and place of residence by 14850, other Tompkins County, and outside. At that time nearly all faculty were 14850 (most exceptions being in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), technical might have been about 1/3 each, and other being maybe about 10% 14850 (and those, concentrated in the portions of the City of Ithaca west of Albany St., south of Buffalo St., and east of Cayuga Inlet). I was a bit surprised at the number of "other" who actually lived in PA. I had to go on to another degree at Syracuse to be introduced to GIS.
Not to hijack the thread, but I wouldn't be surprised if some lived in places like Owego, Waverly, Horseheads or Watkins Glen as well.
To get back on track, I wonder if the OP is into the Arts at all, as Homer has this facility: Center for the Arts of Homer
A lot of people who work at Cornell (staff) live in Cortland. Other people from Cortland work in various businesses or hotels in Ithaca. Ithaca is closer to Cortland as well. Because of the commuting patterns Cortland's economy is tied to Ithaca.
Ithaca is closer mileage-wise, but depending on where in Ithaca you are going, the amount of time driving is very similar to what it would take to get to Syracuse. It takes me 35-37 minutes, on average, in good weather, to get to downtown Syracuse. Once I get on I-81, it's 30 minutes...the first 5-7 minutes is just getting to I-81. Ithaca takes anywhere from 30-40 minutes since it's all state highways or county highways, and driving to Ithaca College or Wegmans is farther than driving to Cornell or Target. Honestly, I prefer the drive to Syracuse because it's easier...don't have to slow down to 30 mph going through small towns. 65-70 mph the whole way up I-81. And making that drive at 5 AM every morning, there's no one even on the roads.
A number of years ago I had a really boring job at Cornell with access to the printed staff directory. Back in those simpler times nearly all staff had their home addresses and titles printed in there. I recall classifying staff into faculty, degreed technical, and other, and place of residence by 14850, other Tompkins County, and outside. At that time nearly all faculty were 14850 (most exceptions being in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), technical might have been about 1/3 each, and other being maybe about 10% 14850 (and those, concentrated in the portions of the City of Ithaca west of Albany St., south of Buffalo St., and east of Cayuga Inlet). I was a bit surprised at the number of "other" who actually lived in PA. I had to go on to another degree at Syracuse to be introduced to GIS.
My spouse said there's at least two co-workers in Newark Valley who drive up from PA every morning. One is from the Scranton area and the other from Susquehanna. Susquehanna is probably manageable, just under an hour. I can't imagine the drive from Scranton, though!
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