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^ Philly definitely deserves to be in the top 5. It has a much better, busier, more dense and vibrant downtown than LA, that's for sure.
I wouldn't say it's much of anything more than DTLA, but on the whole I'd still put it ahead of DTLA. The "Downtown LA is Dead" argument carries about as much weight as "Redheaded women smell".
New York is #1
Chicago or San Francisco are like 2 and 2a to me.
Philadelphia is #3
Seattle and Los Angeles are interchangable for #4
and Washington or Boston...really I can't decide.
Philadelphia the top 5? I'd put Seattle, LA, Boston and Denver/Minneapolis in order first before I'd put Philadephia. Check out the cities and see for yourselves. Philly is only average and improving.
Now, we're talking about how attractive downtowns are. San Diego started this whole nationwide downtown revitalizations trend back in 1984. They built the Horton's Plaza shopping mall and a light rail system back then. It was a role model for revitalizing downtowns across the country. It's safe to say if San Diego didn't do this revitalization, all the downtown across the country would still be blighted, including Denver, Los Angeles, Philly, Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore and all small and big cities alike. Thanks to the pioneer downtown reviver, San Diego! San Diego started this whole nationwide trend of cities revitalizing themselves.
Now, we're talking about how attractive downtowns are. San Diego started this whole nationwide downtown revitalizations trend back in 1984. They built the Horton's Plaza shopping mall and a light rail system back then. It was a role model for revitalizing downtowns across the country. It's safe to say if San Diego didn't do this revitalization, all the downtown across the country would still be blighted, including Denver, Los Angeles, Philly, Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore and all small and big cities alike. Thanks to the pioneer downtown reviver, San Diego! San Diego started this whole nationwide trend of cities revitalizing themselves.
Boston started its urban renewal process in 1959. This is a different scenario than what you described (we already had a light rail system, and rather than build a mall we tore an entire neighborhood down) but it was done to clean up and revitalize the city in a way....
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