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Originally Posted by thefallensrvnge
Not sure if this has been posted but Wiki has a compiled list of global cities ranked by things such as economic, political, cultural and infrastructural characteristics. Though it includes cities from all over the world, the American cities are
Alpha++: New York Alpha+: Chicago Alpha: Los Angeles, SF, Washington DC Alpha-: Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Philly, Miami Beta+: Houston Beta: Minneapolis, Seattle Beta-: Denver, Detroit, San Diego, St Louis Gamma+: Charlotte, Cincinnati, Portland, San Jose Gamma: Columbus, Indianapolis, KCMO, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Tampa Gamma-: Austin, Milwaukee, Orlando, Richmond
I suppose these could be tiers. Some cities might seem to be in odd places, but here is the link,
San Antonio should rank tier 4a And Austin to tier 5. Phoenix deserves to move up to at least 4a possibly 4. Pittsburgh is to high in my opinion i would rank it 4a.
LA is a city by every standards, and a big city at that. What are "big city standards" anyway? A collection of skyscrapers?
The way I see it, you can either put NY and LA together in tier 1 or you can put LA and Chicago together in tier 2. Both thoughts would have legitimate arguments for it and are conceivable and not outrageous. Personally, in terms of tiers, I think LA should be in its own tier, above Chicago.
Tier 1: NYC
Tier 2: LA
Tier 3: Chicago
Tier 4: D.C. and SF
Buffalo is not an elite city, not anymore. Rochester is NY State's second city, and is a cut above Buffalo, yet Rochester isnt quite elite either...
Providence probably isnt too far from being included on this list. I love Providence...
If Memphis Columbus and Cleveland
Are considered elite then so are buff and roch. Fact is the op's list suffers from severe bias against the east coast. To only include 3 cities from the country's top economic and cultural region is just plain embarrassing and wrong
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