Which major city do you think has the most room for improvement?

[Broadrippleguy]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

The fall of Chicago? Yes, Detroit has fallen and is a tragedy. But Chicago has not fallen, it IS a world class city that is 4 times the size of Indianapolis in every way. Indy has a long ways to go before catching up to Chicago. I hope it does, but it's a long ways off!

Chicago has stagnated.
Notice how their unemployment rate is above 8% and has been for the 5 years. Plus the Pension mess me and you all know about. Someone has to pay for it. With a Republican House of Reps *Thank GOD* Illinois will NOT get a bailout from Washington so the citizens that are left in the state and havent relocated to Indiana and elsewhere will be paying the pension debt off.
Also Illinois business climate is trash and stuff like this makes it worse. Illinois Senate passes bill to make businesses disclose taxes - chicagotribune.com

over the past year and a half over 3000 jobs have relocated from Illinois to Indiana.
25 major companies and thousands of jobs in under 2 years.
Not to mention Small Businesses that flee Illinois for Indiana to remain competitative. Also the average middle class citizen that relocates to NWI or Indianapolis to reduce their property and income taxes. Heck moving to Indiana could save you THOUSANDs of dollars a year in property taxes alone. Crook County just keeps shooting itself in the foot.
People are tired of the Corruption/Crime and High taxes that is Chicago.
Small Businesses though arent documented so heaven knows how many have moved.

[pistola916]

I am going to go with Sacramento. Unlike San Diego or Nashville, Sacramento lacks an identity. At least San Diego (sun, the beach, military) and Nashville (music) or Buffalo (Niagra Falls) and Indianapolis (racing, hosted the SuperBowl) are known for something. Sacto's only claim is being the capital of the largest state of the union.

[foo cities]

Philly! Clean up downtown with new towers, retail, housing and landscape the sidewalks with flowers and LED Lightings.

[git45]

I say houston. Economically powerful and gaining in population, which I think will fill the gap. It leaves a little to be desired culturally, no offense to anyone, and it really needs to back it's claims of energy diversity (still an oil and natural gas town beyond anything else). It's future is very bright, imho.

[git45]

Originally Posted by GatsbyGatz

Los Angeles.

Not that it's a bad city, but I believe it has the potential, fame, and recognition to become one of the finest cities in the world. As it is today, it's a wonderfully strange place that is still in the early process of evolving and developing. In another century, I can see LA becoming a London or Paris.

Living in DTLA, I agree with you. It's a wonderful place an the most eclectic city in the country. The way DT is evolving and the flow of money east into places like Silver Lake and Los Feliz and even Highland Park out east of that will result in a very interesting evolution.