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Given Red John has proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that Boston is the 6th most important economic metro in America–(after what we could roughly name; 'the big 5') did this come as a surprise, given that it's only about the 10th largest metro in population ???
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Boston is the #6 most important city in all of America.
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If Red John made the argument, it's probably based on CSA. I'm loath to call an area that includes Providence and Worcester "Boston". I certainly wouldn't use the word "city" to describe such an area.
Given Red John has proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that Boston is the 6th most important economic metro in America–(after what we could roughly name; 'the big 5') did this come as a surprise, given that it's only about the 10th largest metro in population ???
Red John's; qualified, factual, unimpeachable opinion;
Well it is just my opinion.
After analysis that concluded in a direct comparison of the San Francisco Bay Area to Greater Boston, the results showed that when compared on 85 different facets that range across the spectrum, Greater Boston won over the San Francisco Bay Area 13 times total. The San Francisco Bay Area won 60 over Greater Boston. The remainders were either a tie or hard to rate a difference between the two places.
The spectrum of comparisons ranged from social, cultural, economic, innovative, demographic, and physical factors.
If people readily assume that New York is #1 and that Los Angeles and Chicago are #2 and #3 respectively, that the nation's capitol has to be in the mix in the top 4 or top 5 (without Baltimore), then it leaves one spot open for San Francisco, Boston, and Houston to duke it out. In that direct head-to-head, the San Francisco Bay Area takes it over the other two in resoundingly efficient and overwhelming fashion.
It stands to reason that after those 5 that Greater Boston has the next largest case, and factually, it does.
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I've always felt that once you've gotten past NYC, LA, and DC on the "importance" rating of cities it becomes a matter of stack ranking the super-regional megacities. San Francisco and Chicago come out on top of that group of cities due varying factors. After that you have the centers of influence that make up the rest the major population centers of the country (Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Seattle, Philadelphia) and order doesn't really mean much in the grand scheme of things.
What's more interesting to me is the steep drop off after these 12 cities when you rank the remaining cities in the country on the same metrics.
My opinion is unchanged seeing as it is definitely number 6 in terms of importance. I just found it comical and rather irritating that people tried to argue that cities like Seattle and Houston(of all places) were more important. NEEEEEXT.
My opinion is unchanged seeing as it is definitely number 6 in terms of importance. I just found it comical and rather irritating that people tried to argue that cities like Seattle and Houston(of all places) were more important. NEEEEEXT.
The only city that can be argued as 6th other than Boston IMO is Philadelphia.
Society Hill is probably America's #1 most beautiful urban neighborhood, slightly edging out Beacon Hill/Comm Ave/Newbury St.... the rest of Philly is solid urban fabric stuff.
After analysis that concluded in a direct comparison of the San Francisco Bay Area to Greater Boston, the results showed that when compared on 85 different facets that range across the spectrum, Greater Boston won over the San Francisco Bay Area 13 times total. The San Francisco Bay Area won 60 over Greater Boston. The remainders were either a tie or hard to rate a difference between the two places.
The spectrum of comparisons ranged from social, cultural, economic, innovative, demographic, and physical factors.
If people readily assume that New York is #1 and that Los Angeles and Chicago are #2 and #3 respectively, that the nation's capitol has to be in the mix in the top 4 or top 5 (without Baltimore), then it leaves one spot open for San Francisco, Boston, and Houston to duke it out. In that direct head-to-head, the San Francisco Bay Area takes it over the other two in resoundingly efficient and overwhelming fashion.
It stands to reason that after those 5 that Greater Boston has the next largest case, and factually, it does.
no shade on d.c., but i dont give it a top five spot automatically. its in the mix with everyone else.
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