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Originally Posted by Mutiny77
DC and Miami as well.
Lol, DC's city core is far from "weak". In fact it has one of the strongest city cores in the United States. The plethora and vast majority of amenities within an 8 mile radius of downtown, could only be matched by a few places. The GDP of the city is higher than 16 states.
Lol, DC's city core is far from "weak". In fact it has one of the strongest city cores in the United States. The plethora and vast majority of amenities within an 8 mile radius of downtown, could only be matched by a few places. The GDP of the city is higher than 16 states.
He never said it was, and you missed the whole point. We were referring to metros that are anchored by a city (or in this case, district) that is relatively small compared to said surrounding metro.
Lol, DC's city core is far from "weak". In fact it has one of the strongest city cores in the United States. The plethora and vast majority of amenities within an 8 mile radius of downtown, could only be matched by a few places. The GDP of the city is higher than 16 states.
I would say this describes St. Louis, but even though the city has the most concentrated povery and crime filled neighborhoods. It also has some of the most wealthy and educated neighborhoods in the region, not to mention the bulk of the region's cultural institutions.
He never said it was, and you missed the whole point. We were referring to metros that are anchored by a city (or in this case, district) that is relatively small compared to said surrounding metro.
That's the same for most metros though, except the cities that have annexed basically their entire counties and much of their suburbs..
That's the same for most metros though, except the cities that have annexed basically their entire counties and much of their suburbs..
It's a matter of degree. I wouldn't put NYC, Philly, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, etc. in the same category as Atlanta, Miami, DC, etc. when it comes to this.
I have to disagree with Indianpolis. Downtown Indy is neither tiny nor dead, and it is one of the few cities that still has a lot of downtown shopping. Toss in Mass Ave, Irvington, Broad Ripple, and Fountain Square and you have a healthy helping of vibrancy right in the city.
Wouldn’t Dallas qualify? Not that Dallas, is weak, but rather that the rest of the Metroplex is very strong.
For job growth, yes. Most other things, no.
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