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Empire of what south? certainly not Florida! Oh and if you lost Delta Airlines the Atlanta airport would be relevant if you wanted to fly to Memphis!
I love it posters try to use the fatuous argument of "If you didn't have this, if you didn't have that." The fact of the matter is that we do have it, Blanche.
I would totally agree that the Atlanta MSA is clearly a world class economic region. However, I think Atlanta still has a ways to go until in becomes a world class urban center. Much like the other sunbelt cities it came of age in a time when suburbs where in vogue. Little by little it is changing, but it still has some work to do. Hopefully, in the next 20 years or so, Midtown/Downtown Atlanta (and adjoining neighborhoods) will develop a central urban core to rival at least central Seattle in terms of its mixed use walkability and vibrancy.
Beyond that..Denver and San Diego probably have the best shots. They are below the Atlanta MSA as regional economic powerhouses, but they are probably about on par when it comes to being "world class urban cities".
The only world class cities in the United States are New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The rest are wanna-be's and nowhere near being world-class, so the answer is none of the above.
By the way, what does world-class mean? Nobody seems to give a good definition. Also, references given for "world cities" or whatever tend to ignore many places and are based on a prejudiced list to begin with.
The only world class cities in the United States are New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The rest are wanna-be's and nowhere near being world-class, so the answer is none of the above.
By the way, what does world-class mean? Nobody seems to give a good definition. Also, references given for "world cities" or whatever tend to ignore many places and are based on a prejudiced list to begin with.
*Definitively states which U.S. cities are "world-class"
*Has no idea what world-class means
I would totally agree that the Atlanta MSA is clearly a world class economic region. However, I think Atlanta still has a ways to go until in becomes a world class urban center.
Agree with this. ATL is the only city I voted for. It's getting there. The rest have a good ways to go.
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