Austin ranked 12th smartest major city, San Antonio 3rd dumbest

[electricninja]

"Smart city" is such a loose term with an elected council like this one.

[SAguy]

Originally Posted by Austinite101

Well this is no surprise. Austin is also ranked in the top 20 fittest cities and the fastest growing city of 2009.

That's not true.

In Texas-

1.) SA
2.) Fort Worth
3.) Dallas
4.) Houston
5.) Austin

Nationwide-
1.) NYC
2.) LA
3.) SA

2009 Texas Census Data (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/data_central/2009_Texas_Census_Data.html - broken link)

[Bo]

Originally Posted by JERiv

I love it when the city is ranked highly for something (fairly or not), and folks from other cities jump into the Austin forum to flame the results and the city itself!

Bitterness and jealousy does not become thee, other cities...

In this particular case, I believe the thread title conveys a bit of smugness and in particular, the last 4 words of the title may reasonably be expected to invite the participation of residents from at least one other city.

[geoquiz3000]

Originally Posted by SAguy

That's not true.

In Texas-

1.) SA
2.) Fort Worth
3.) Dallas
4.) Houston
5.) Austin

Nationwide-
1.) NYC
2.) LA
3.) SA

2009 Texas Census Data (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/data_central/2009_Texas_Census_Data.html - broken link)

True, in absolute terms SA gained the most people in 2008-09. But its rate of growth lagged Fort Worth's and Austin's, which might have been Austinite101's point. Usually "fastest growing" means a rate of change rather than absolute change, though I agree that the point could be made either way.