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03-17-2012, 11:01 PM
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What is the next great US city?
Many people have said that Houston is on the verge of challenging the top 5 cities. Others have said that Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver and Miami all have the infrastructure and geographical location to make a surge in the near future. I'm looking at the following criteria to gauge upward mobility:
Currently a 4th or 5th tier city
Supports growth industries (alternative energy, technology, healthcare, etc)
Desire to want to be bigger and better
Signature job market (government, IT, petroleum, seaport)
User friendly geographical location
I personally like the places that I mentioned. I would be open to include San Diego, Minneapolis and Austin (or New Orleans).
1st tier - NY
2nd tier - LA, Chicago
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03-17-2012, 11:29 PM
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New Orleans in about 5 years will be near the top...just wait and see...
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03-17-2012, 11:30 PM
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Location: Four Cornered Room
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Originally Posted by 75 South
Many people have said that Houston is on the verge of challenging the top 5 cities. Others have said that Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Denver and Miami all have the infrastructure and geographical location to make a surge in the near future. I'm looking at the following criteria to gauge upward mobility:
Currently a 4th or 5th tier city
Supports growth industries (alternative energy, technology, healthcare, etc)
Desire to want to be bigger and better
Signature job market (government, IT, petroleum, seaport)
User friendly geographical location
I personally like the places that I mentioned. I would be open to include San Diego, Minneapolis and Austin (or New Orleans).
1st tier - NY
2nd tier - LA, Chicago
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75 South. Hmm? Atlanta?! |
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03-17-2012, 11:39 PM
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Location: London, U.K.
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Originally Posted by ull2015
New Orleans in about 5 years will be near the top...just wait and see...
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That will never happen!! Look at this NYC, SF, Chicago, LA, D.C., and NEW ORLEANS?!?!
New Orleans is undeserving of even being mentioned in the same sentence as those other 5 let alone Boston, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Philly, Atlanta, Detroit, and Seattle |
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03-17-2012, 11:46 PM
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I don't know. The OP sounds like he/she is not looking for #5 or #6, but an emerging city.
I would have though Jacksonville FL had a lot in its corner, for the port and the location, not as far down south as Miami and close to Atlanta, but after seeing it once, I am doubtful that it can shed its backwater image so quickly. It used to be a more important city and one that was a big player in the earlier days of the film industry.
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03-17-2012, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BLAXTOR121
That will never happen!! Look at this NYC, SF, Chicago, LA, D.C., and NEW ORLEANS?!?!
New Orleans is undeserving of even being mentioned in the same sentence as those other 5 let alone Boston, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Philly, Atlanta, Detroit, and Seattle
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What makes New Orleans so undeserving?? New Orleans is one of this country's must see gems... |
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03-18-2012, 12:18 AM
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Location: where u wish u lived
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Funny the OP managed to sneakily throw in Denver in the conversation, Denver is a tier 5-6 city, not in the same league as ATL, Dallas, MIA, etc.
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03-18-2012, 12:30 AM
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Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Originally Posted by ull2015
What makes New Orleans so undeserving?? New Orleans is one of this country's must see gems...
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It's not undeserving but people will have a hard time believing it can be the next great city. It was once in that position and at its geographic location and with the way the city is going now it will be on its way. |
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03-18-2012, 12:31 AM
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Good catch, Cali! I figured I would give America some options. Some people truly believe that some of the tier 4 or 5 cities are ripe for the global stage. I'm not smart enough to know the answer. That's why I through it out to you good folks.
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Originally Posted by CaliSon
Funny the OP managed to sneakily throw in Denver in the conversation, Denver is a tier 5-6 city, not in the same league as ATL, Dallas, MIA, etc.
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03-18-2012, 07:10 AM
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Location: Oakland, CA
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Oh c'mon guys. Denver is a rich, first world city with 3 Million people and is more advanced than most of the rest of the world. To say its not 'ripe for the global stage' denies the fact that it already is on the world stage and probably has a higher standard of living than most of Europe's major cities.
Same goes for every other major US Metro area. We may fight amongst ourselves but individually compete quite well with foreign counterparts.
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