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I voted for Portland OR because it is the largest wheat port in the U.S.; it lies in the middle of an amazing wine producing region in the Willamette and Columbia River Valleys; there are about 15 four-year colleges in the metro area; culturally there is much more going on in the city than its larger neighbor to the north, Seattle. The art scene in Portland is far superior to Seattle's and the indie music scene is now much more developed than Seattle's. It is now the beer capital of the U.S. and arguably vies for the world title with Munich, Germany, with more than 60 breweries in the metro area. It's Metro population is around 2.2-2.3 million, approximately that of the Pittsburgh area.
I notice a glut of cities with a metro (not city) population of about 2 million. Which of these has had the most combined cultural, economic and social influence on the country and their respective region? I know some are more influential in some areas, but if you could average out the 'overall' influence which would you pick?
Why isn't Charlotte on this list? It is easily one of the most influential metros around the 2 million mark.
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Denver, but it's closer to 3 million than 2, and CSA-wise, it's over 3 million.
I'd say Cleveland and Pittsburgh fit the bill better, both due to their sports teams, and Pittsburgh's relative isolation. Portland is a bit overshadowed by Seattle (not by much), Baltimore by DC, and Tampa/Orlando by Miami. Las Vegas is a definite stand out, but is famous for pretty much one thing. Cleveland has Lebron, the Cleveland Clinic, Halle Berry, and it's reputation as lovable loser type city, while Pitt has the Steelers, the whole black and yellow thing, and Appalachia to itself.
I do not see Stanford as being tied to San Jose. They're in the same county, big whoop. It's all one big mass of people there, and the primary city is San Francisco. No one says they're going to school in San Jose when they go to Stanford. Someone might say Boston when referring to MIT or Harvard.
Nor is Apple in San Jose; it's in Cupertino. Google is in Mountain View. HP is in Palo Alto. Intel; Santa Clara. NetApp; Sunnyvale. All these places would probably cringe if they were referred to as "San Jose", especially Stanford.
^this right here! San Jose is more of a bookend of Silicon Valley than its capital. Most of the "suburbs of San Jose" could just as easily be "suburbs of San Francisco" depending on where one draws the arbitrary San Mateo/Santa Clara County lines. San Jose packs a punch for sure, but claiming to be the center of Silicon Valley is a bit dubious.
Why isn't Charlotte on this list? It is easily one of the most influential metros around the 2 million mark.
I was thinking the same thing. Denver is up here yet Charlotte isn't. People seem to forget that Charlotte is a very big metro and second Financial capital in the us next to NYC but hey I guess we just sit here playing with our thumbs.
Denver, Tampa and Baltimore shouldn't be in the poll anymore since they are closer to 3 mil.
You could replace them with Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville and also add Austin, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Columbus, Providence and Virginia Beach.
1.Las Vegas
2.Portland
3.Cleveland
4.Pittsburgh
5/6.San Jose/Orlando
7.Kansas City
8/9.Sacramento/Cincinnati
Guess we don't fit the bill all lol. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charl...th_CarolinaThe
In 2013, the estimated population of Charlotte according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 792,862,[5] making it the 16th largest city in the United States based on population. Charlotte metropolitan area ranks 23rd largest in the US and had a 2013 population of 2,335,358.[6] The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2013 U.S. Census population estimate of 2,493,040.
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