I just laugh at the politicos in New York who think Albany is going to become a tech powerhouse like Austin. Albany is simply not a place people want to move to other than to get a paycheck.
Austin grew like crazy the last 20 years because of many reasons, none of which Albany has:
1) A world-class engineering school at UT Austin
2) Another decent engineering school 1 hour away (Texas A&M)
3) Sunbelt climate-- Albany is cold and snowy
4) Low taxes. Texas has no income taxes.
5) The 4th highest percent of college graduates per capita in the country
6) A real cultural scene- more live music and events than a city 10 times its size.
7) Austin is just a nice yet hip place to live. Albany is about as nice as cold, runny eggs.
While RPI is a very good school, it's small and SUNY Albany doesn't even have an engineering college--- or even an engineering department!
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I just laugh at the politicos in New York who think Albany is going to become a tech powerhouse like Austin. Albany is simply not a place people want to move to other than to get a paycheck. Austin grew like crazy the last 20 years because of many reasons, none of which Albany has: 1) A world-class engineering school at UT Austin 2) Another decent engineering school 1 hour away (Texas A&M) 3) Sunbelt climate-- Albany is cold and snowy 4) Low taxes. Texas has no income taxes. 5) The 4th highest percent of college graduates per capita in the country 6) A real cultural scene- more live music and events than a city 10 times its size. 7) Austin is just a nice yet hip place to live. Albany is about as nice as cold, runny eggs. While RPI is a very good school, it's small and SUNY Albany doesn't even have an engineering college--- or even an engineering department!