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Since I spend half of my time in Phoenix and the other half in Tucson I will do both.
Phoenix:
Best:
- Sprawl
- Roads (maybe?)
- Traffic for a city of it's size
- COL is good here for a city of it's size
Worst:
- Sprawl
- I want to say heat but Yuma beats us there. And Las Vegas ties with us.
Tucson:
Best:
- Being close to snow despite being in a very hot, low desert (1 hour to ski resort on Mt. Lemmon)
- Cheap gas
Worst:
- Roads
Sport: About as dominant as you can be in modern NFL Football.
Unrivaled place: Back Bay, Beacon Hill, North End. Faneuil Hall is fairly unique architecturally and functionally, but it's a bit too touristy and full of chain retail to be truly in a class of its own.
Worst:
Being "laid back."
Boston also over-regulates all things booze related. We should have a happy hour, and last call should be later. Grocery stores should sell booze.
Boston has among the worst NIMBY crowds of any major city making development tough (though it's gotten a lot better).
Not a great city to drive. Not something that bugs me, but it's definitely a problem for many.
Boston can be on the low end for "congeniality" sometimes..
I live in Dallas. I feel like it's a city that's really good at a whole lot of things, but not really great at one thing. I prefer it that way, though, because it makes the city more well rounded and versatile.
As for the bad, I guess I would say it's not really very scenic and while it's a great city to live and work in, I could see how it would be boring to visit.
Boston: Sport: About as dominant as you can be in modern NFL Football.
I live here and New Englanders need to watch what they say about it. It's been hilarious the past 6 months on sports radio. First, the news about the cheating and then everybody whining about how the Pats are unfairly targeted. Then Tom Brady denies he knew and every Pats fan believed every word he said. Then it comes out he destroyed the cell phone and everybody seems to have shut up around here.
It's as if Pats fans finally couldn't defend themselves anymore. The Pats are a good team don't get me wrong. They play in a division where they have at least 4-6 guaranteed wins a year and it only took 10 years to cheat their way to barely winning another Super Bowl.
Last edited by joeyg2014; 08-11-2015 at 07:34 PM..
Isn't Memphis the best at logiatics with FedEx and all
I'm not sure if Memphis is the "best" but it's very good. Jax isn't in that league, I was just saying for the level of city that it is it's pretty good.
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Originally Posted by checkup
San Francisco is an easy one
Best: creating high paying jobs (also being pretty/pleasant)
Worst: providing/creating housing that 99% of ppl can afford or easily find
Yeah that sums it up pretty nicely.
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