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View Poll Results: Which "rust belt" city stands the best chance at an economic rebound?
Toledo, OH 7 7.53%
Dayton, OH 14 15.05%
Cleveland, OH 55 59.14%
Detroit, MI 18 19.35%
Flint, MI 3 3.23%
Buffalo, NY 26 27.96%
Other (specify) 12 12.90%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-30-2010, 02:16 AM
 
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OK, so I may be off on some of these, but I'm going to make a poll of some once-major rust belt cities that have lost population (in the metro areas) and don't look to be doing that great, or are doing very poorly.

Will the whole "rust belt" come back? No, not in my opinion, but I think some of these cities stand a chance of coming back, at least the ones that haven't greatly declined. Some have fared better, recovered, or were never affected (Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis, Milwaukee could fall in to this broad criteria)....then there are the Detroits, Clevelands, etc. I didn't include a lot of them, there a lot of small/smaller towns in MI, OH, PA, etc that are hurting also...just tried to get the larger ones I could think of.

I'd be interested to see feedback...
I think I'm going with Dayton, OH....actually named #1 medium sized metro for economic development recently. JMO.

Vote away.

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Old 09-30-2010, 03:15 AM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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All of them "could." It depends on the civic and political will.
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Old 09-30-2010, 11:01 AM
 
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All of them "could." It depends on the civic and political will.
Very true. The areas have to re-invent themselves and look attractive to new business. If there are jobs, people will come. Some would need work on polishing their reputations again and working on their outside image.

I think these areas will see stabillization and maybe even recovery eventually, the bleeding will have to stop sometime. These are all beautiful cities in their own way (I've never been to MI so I can't speak as well with that), and I hope they can come back or at least stabilize/strengthen. Some could come back more easily (Dayton) than others though (Detroit) because they have fallen less and have better reputations.
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Old 09-30-2010, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Toronto
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Any of the cities that lie on the great lakes. The Great Lakes hold 25% of the earth's fresh water - that's huge. Once a majority of America's experiencing drought, the only relevant cities would be those of the Great Lakes. You can't build cities without fresh water - the earths greatest commodity.
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Old 09-30-2010, 01:27 PM
 
Location: East Coast
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Any of the cities that lie on the great lakes. The Great Lakes hold 25% of the earth's fresh water - that's huge. Once a majority of America's experiencing drought, the only relevant cities would be those of the Great Lakes. You can't build cities without fresh water - the earths greatest commodity.
Very good point.

I think Cleveland is already on the most upswing of the cities I listed. That place has potential and even though it is still shrinking and losing population, I don't think it's too late for it to rebound. I suggest checking this thread out, if you haven't already http://www.city-data.com/forum/gener...rn-cities.html
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Old 09-30-2010, 04:12 PM
 
Location: Cleveland, OH
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Very good point.

I think Cleveland is already on the most upswing of the cities I listed. That place has potential and even though it is still shrinking and losing population, I don't think it's too late for it to rebound. I suggest checking this thread out, if you haven't already http://www.city-data.com/forum/gener...rn-cities.html
Here's also a good list of construction and renewal projects:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/cleve...ssions-27.html

Billions and Billions in development going on right now.
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Old 09-30-2010, 05:25 PM
 
Location: Tampa - St. Louis
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No St. Louis?
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Old 09-30-2010, 10:15 PM
 
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the answer would have been Cleveland if lebron didn't leave.
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Old 10-01-2010, 12:07 AM
 
Location: Cleveland, OH
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the answer would have been Cleveland if lebron didn't leave.
If anything, it's caused locals to rededicate to city pride.
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Old 10-01-2010, 12:22 AM
 
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If anything, it's caused locals to rededicate to city pride.

LOL ...yeah...whatever makes you feel better, man!
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