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This list isn't completely bad. The shocker is DC being #2, as has been stated several times.
Out of the cities I have been to, my list would go
1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia
5. San Diego
6. Boston
7. Los Angeles
8. Atlanta
9. Detroit
10. Oakland
Downtown San Diego is nice, but I think that DTLA has surpassed it in the last few years. San Diego's downtown does feel a bit more upscale than DTLA but overall "buzz" and amount of people and things to do, I think Los Angeles comes out on top.
Downtown San Diego is nice, but I think that DTLA has surpassed it in the last few years. San Diego's downtown does feel a bit more upscale than DTLA but overall "buzz" and amount of people and things to do, I think Los Angeles comes out on top.
Hmm, perhaps! I admit that I haven't been downtown LA in two years, and it was at night. Last time I went downtown LA during the daytime was about three years ago. I can't say it was very enjoyable, but I heard that its been making strides lately. Downtown San Diego is one of the nicest downtown's in American imo. I'll be in Orange County soon, so I'll check out downtown LA when I'm there.
Edit: Now that I look at it, I would probably rank San Diego above LA.
I've been to all of these cities except for Portland, San Diego, Denver and Minneapolis. Here is what I'm thinking though. I would rank it:
1. Manhattan
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
6. DC
7. Seattle
8. San Diego
9. Los Angeles
10. Portland
Probably New Orleans next.
Miami would come in after that I guess. Miami Beach is where it's at. Downtown? It's like 5 blocks by 5 blocks. Add in Brickell I guess, but it's not at all walkable. Buildings don't front the street and it severely lacks everything you look for in a vibrant urban Downtown.
Then probably Denver, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Pittsburgh.
Last edited by RightonWalnut; 11-20-2013 at 04:57 PM..
Boston, Philly, and San Francisco have NEVER seen such growth on that scale
A million more people over the course of 10 years in a metro area of 20,000,000 isn't that much. How many states form the NYC metro area again???? Funny how growth in places like New Jersey and Connecticut counts towards NYC. So a growth rate of 5% over 10 years...hmm, not that impressive.
On top of this, when you look at the actual city of New York, last year was the first time in 60 years that more people moved into the city than left it. The net influx was 12,000. Also, about half of NYC's population has moved there within the last 10 years. Half of Queens, which has also had a rather stagnant population, wasn't even born in the United States.
A million more people over the course of 10 years in a metro area of 20,000,000 isn't that much. How many states form the NYC metro area again???? Funny how growth in places like New Jersey and Connecticut counts towards NYC. So a growth rate of 5% over 10 years...hmm, not that impressive.
On top of this, when you look at the actual city of New York, last year was the first time in 60 years that more people moved into the city than left it. The net influx was 12,000. Also, about half of NYC's population has moved there within the last 10 years. Half of Queens, which has also had a rather stagnant population, wasn't even born in the United States.
Where are you getting that? Seems rather hard to believe 4 million people have moved to NYC in the last 10 years.
Sorry to go off topic, but where do you guys think Denver would land? Somewhere in the 11-20 range maybe?
1. Manhattan
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
6. DC
7. Seattle
8. San Diego
9. Los Angeles
10. Portland
11. New Orleans
12. Las Vegas
13. Baltimore
14. Miami
15. Denver
16tie. San Antonio
16tie. Minneapolis
17. Pittsburgh
18. Austin
19. Nashville?
20. Sacramento?
I really struggle on where Dallas and Houston could fit. Their Downtowns are basically 9-5 business districts and outside of that there is not much more there..
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