Which city has more "global city" potential? Cleveland or Cincinnati or Columbus... (Akron: loans, theater)

[CBUSSCOTT]

I know that this post is old, but Columbus is already a gamma- world city so the question has been answered.

Cleveland's world class medical and cultural institutions are huge, but the fact that the city's population has dropped from 1,000,000 to under 500,000 says it all.

Cinci has a beautiful skyline and architeture but still small and provincial.

Columbus lacks the density of both Cleveland Cinci, but the fact that it has grown from 500,000 to near 800,000 in 25 years has a world class research university, a strong corporate presences, the best zoo in the USA, a strong tax base, great culture and a bright future all put CBus ahead.

Look for continued downtown development- ie Scioto Mile, etc.

[costello_musicman]

Originally Posted by CBUSSCOTT

I know that this post is old, but Columbus is already a gamma- world city so the question has been answered.

Cleveland's world class medical and cultural institutions are huge, but the fact that the city's population has dropped from 1,000,000 to under 500,000 says it all.

Cinci has a beautiful skyline and architeture but still small and provincial.

Columbus lacks the density of both Cleveland Cinci, but the fact that it has grown from 500,000 to near 800,000 in 25 years has a world class research university, a strong corporate presences, the best zoo in the USA, a strong tax base, great culture and a bright future all put CBus ahead.

Look for continued downtown development- ie Scioto Mile, etc.

Good assessment man, but I think you're writing Cleveland off too soon:

Cleveland's sphere of influence greater than most Midwest cities - Cleveland Business News - Northeast Ohio and Cleveland - Crain's Cleveland Business

Not to beat a dead horse, but much of Columbus's population gain has been mostly through annexing of suburbs and land. If Cleveland had done the same, it would have not lost population...and had a MUCH higher number than Columbus. Sure, Columbus is still growing both city and metro, but it hasn't caught Cleveland yet--Cleveland's global influence is so much bigger.

To help put my population point in perspective:

[abr7rmj]

1. Cincinnati/Cleveland
1a. Cleveland/Cincinnati


3. Columbus

[austiNati]

Interesting to see that so many people see Cleveland as having the ultimate advantage of becoming a global city, I just don't see it. Cincinnati and Columbus have just as much of a chance as Cleveland does, due to their diversified economies, excellent medical campuses and educational institues. Not saying Cleveland doesn't have these, but it doesn't have an edge over the other cities at all.

Cleveland does however have a suitable mass transit system, which sets it ahead of the other cities; however, Cleveland city proper is in need of massive redevelopment in terms of it's brownfields and blighted neighborhoods as well as its lake front. Cincinnati and Cleveland have an edge over Columbus in terms of unique neighborhoods, however both contain more blight.

The key to developing all 3 of these cities into their full potential is to progress our transportation options, hold on to our youth and college graduates, aswell as creating an environment that welcomes business to our state. So far, the 3 C's are nearly identical with Columbus having a slight edge.

[Elayyo]

Cleveland is nationally relevant... but Columbus has international importance.
And an actual international community.
It is not very famous, but Cleveland is living of it's reputation earned in the 1910's and 20's.
Columbus is still growing, Cleveland is decaying and shrinking.
And, OSU is expanding in international affairs.
Gay gentrification has also helped revitalize the city core.

[1watertiger]

sorry . columbus is still a cowtown compared to cleveland/cinci imo..

[abr7rmj]

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[Townes Van Zandt]

Originally Posted by 1watertiger

sorry . columbus is still a cowtown compared to cleveland/cinci imo..

Yup!

[MilkDrinker]

none of them! go in Europe and ask about Cleveland and 1 in 20 people will probably know where it is or what it is! few people will know where Houston or Atlanta (although Atlanta is better known than Houston) is and you talk about Cleveland?

[BelieveInCleve]

Originally Posted by CBUSSCOTT

I know that this post is old, but Columbus is already a gamma- world city so the question has been answered.

Cleveland's world class medical and cultural institutions are huge, but the fact that the city's population has dropped from 1,000,000 to under 500,000 says it all.

Cinci has a beautiful skyline and architeture but still small and provincial.

Columbus lacks the density of both Cleveland Cinci, but the fact that it has grown from 500,000 to near 800,000 in 25 years has a world class research university, a strong corporate presences, the best zoo in the USA, a strong tax base, great culture and a bright future all put CBus ahead.

Look for continued downtown development- ie Scioto Mile, etc.

Do you have a link for this? I see that is supposedly is on wikipedia meanwhile Cincinnati and Cleveland are nowhere to be seen. Strange.

Last I heard Cleveland was still above Cincinnati, and Columbus had just moved up to the same category as Cincinnati. And this was only a few years ago, so I doubt it has changed much.