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It is easily NY, MC, LA.
How on earth can you say Toronto is above LA? There was no rule that you had to include every country in North America, so no reason Toronto needs to "represent" anything. It's hands down NYC, LA, and Mexico City. The only thing LA falls short on is transit. Chicago would be right on LA's tail in this list just because of LA's lack of good transit. If I could pick a top 5 it would be NYC, MC, LA, CHI, TO. In that order.
New York City, Washington D.C. and Mexico City. This would be more in terms of global influence in how many people the going-ons of this city affect and to what degree. In that sense, political power becomes pretty key.
I think a lot of people on here may have a rather outdated view of Toronto, or simply have never set foot in recent times. I know that I certainly underestimated the city when I moved here last summer - in my mind it was always a sterile midwest city with a few scrapers in the core and nothing else.
Two days ago on March 31, the latest Canadian census published shows that Greater Toronto Region grew by a magnitude of 500,000 in population over the past 4 years - from 5,583,064 (2011) to 6,055,724 (2015). By 2020, that number will reach 7.5 million, growing at a rate of 100,000 - 200,000 new residents per year according to Statistics Canada. Part of that is due to Canada's relatively streamlined immigration system; also in part due to favorable corporate tax regime and business-friendly and pro-development political environment in and around Toronto.
I think there's been enough discussions about Toronto's current construction boom, so I won't go into detail. Simply put, 147 high rises currently under construction, along with 30 new skyscrapers 150 meters+ built over the last 9 years. Picture below shows a small section of CBD growth since 2008...
I've lived/worked in New York so I know that Toronto is still very small fish compared to the Big Apple and the massive LA and Mexico City. Nonetheless, I was a bit surprised at the amount of activity on the ground and growth trajectory that Toronto has in store right now. Highly recommend a visit in the near future for anyone who's interested in city/urban development. With that said, I suggest that anyone posting about their top 3 cities provide some or maybe tell us what their impressions of the respective metros are - especially on cities like Mexico City or Toronto that most may not be very familiar with.
Last edited by bostonkid123; 04-02-2015 at 09:56 AM..
Well, since California has a larger economy and more important economy than either Canada or Mexico, apparently the world has taken note of the fact that CA has 2 very powerful cities:
10 Most Powerful City Brands, 2014 1 Los Angeles
2 New York
3 London
4 Paris
5 Seoul
6 Barcelona
7 Rio de Janeiro 8 San Francisco
9 Las Vegas
10 Dubai
Well, since California has a larger economy and more important economy than either Canada or Mexico, apparently the world has taken note of the fact that CA has 2 very powerful cities:
10 Most Powerful City Brands, 2014 1 Los Angeles
2 New York
3 London
4 Paris
5 Seoul
6 Barcelona
7 Rio de Janeiro 8 San Francisco
9 Las Vegas
10 Dubai
The "correct" answer may be NYC, LA and Mexico City. But Mexico City is an oddball and still in a developing country.
Several U.S. cities are wealthier than Mexico City.
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