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Thanks for posting these! If you can't tell, I'm not very familiar with East Coast transportation with the exception of NYC.
The reason I asked the question and stated it the way I did, is because L.A. is notorious for it's sprawl and traffic jams while I hear similar things about Miami.
IMO New York is the greenest city in America. It has the lowest automobile to public transportation ratio in the country (something like 70% of the city's population do not drive cars and rely on public transit, LA was about 30%) Many other factors play into it of course, but as far as dependence on fuel, NY is as green as they come.
New York by far the other 4 aren't even in the same stratosphere. The only cities I could ever live in are New York, San Francisco, Boston, & Washington.
I never been to Philly, would like to go one day though. But I don't think EVERY major city is better and more exciting. You got some cities that people hardly even hear about like Toledo, Bham, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, Wichita, Lincoln. Phoenix has a terrible downtown for it's size. Even LA's downtown should be better for a city with almost 4 million. Philly clearly has it's problems but hopefully Philly is getting better and not worse.
I hear you, bro, I'm just talking about my hometown and being very disappointed with it for being too small for its size. Man I just wish we another highrise construction boom downtown mainly office towers this time. This town really lets me down!
I hear you, bro, I'm just talking about my hometown and being very disappointed with it for being too small for its size. Man I just wish we another highrise construction boom downtown mainly office towers this time. This town really lets me down!
It should be something you all can do to make it a better city. But Philly is a unique city even though it has problems it has great things about it. As far as highrises and stuff go... I have no idea why they build highrises where they do and they don't in other places. Like Miami has more than enough for it's size but they keep building more. Maybe people should promote downtown more, all I can think of.
Philly ain't all that. Any major city is better than Philly. Man, our downtown is pathetic for the city of its size and the neighborhoods are in shamble. The economy sucks here. NY LA and others are most likely better off. Remember, I feel this is a loser city with head in the sand. New York Chicago and Los Angeles and Miami too are so so lucky with much more exciting and much more going on. A lot of people I grew up with in Philly are down on this city.
You are obviously not from south Philadelphia, because no one from south philly would say that about their city. They may give a little criticism, but its based on their love for the city, you are just bashing the city for no good reason.
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Originally Posted by MarvinStrong313
It should be something you all can do to make it a better city. But Philly is a unique city even though it has problems it has great things about it. As far as highrises and stuff go... I have no idea why they build highrises where they do and they don't in other places. Like Miami has more than enough for it's size but they keep building more. Maybe people should promote downtown more, all I can think of.
Philadelphia needs to introduce more large companies into the city in order for new high-rises to be built. The suburbs have the city beat when it comes to large scale companies.
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