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If I must select from the givens, we'll go with Pittsburgh because it's pretty fantastic in terms of cultural amenities and visually stunning scenery. Of course, America has a wealth of river cities. I'm curious. Why these particular cities when there are arguably a number of even more intriguing alternatives?
I know, I know, pick from the list... but no Boston? NYC? DC? NOLA? Philly? Even if we're talking just also-ran cities, most of those wouldn't be on my radar.
If I must select from the givens, we'll go with Pittsburgh because it's pretty fantastic in terms of cultural amenities and visually stunning scenery. Of course, America has a wealth of river cities. I'm curious. Why these particular cities when there are arguably a number of even more intriguing alternatives?
because you know Philly only has 4 million more people than all of these cities...
I will not take one city in any of the criteria, not only because I don't think there are clear winners or losers but also because I have limited knowledge about some of these cities:
-Architecture - Pittsburgh or Cincy
-Downtown, Neighborhoods - Portland or St. Louis
-Transit, infrastructure - St. Louis or Portland
-Restaurants, Food Quality, Bars, Etc - St. Louis or Portland
-Climate - Omaha or Pittsburgh (I like 4 solid seasons, with snow in the winter and heat in the summer)
-Scenery - Portland or Savannah (guessing)
-Economy,Companies - Pittsburgh or St. Louis (tied with Portland and Cincy as well)
-Cityscape - Pittsburgh or Cincy (sorry STL or Portland, luv ya too!)
-Education - K:12 - Portland;Collegiate - St. Louis or Pittsburgh
-Cost of Living - Memphis or Jacksonville (guessing)
-Stadiums - Pittsburgh or St. Louis
Why you decided to exclude the two cities that bracket the Mississippi River -- Minneapolis-St. Paul and New Orleans -- is beyond me, and you also could have easily included Kansas City and replaced it for Portland or Savannah, both of which are more sea-oriented than river-oriented, but I'm sure somebody would argue with me on that. Same with J-Ville. So to summarize: Minneapolis, New Orleans and Kansas City should replace Savannah, Portland and Jacksonville to get a better poll of "river cities" in the U.S. (assuming that by "river city", we are talking about cities that rely primarily on the river, and not another body of water).
If I had to declare a (pair of) winner(s), it'd probably be St. Louis and Pittsburgh, with Portland running closely behind. I'm not sure why Cincy didn't fare as well as it did in my personal results but I usually consider it on-par with the three other cities I favored in this poll, so I found that surprising. Perhaps it's because Cincy may not dominate in more than one or two categories, but comes a solid #2 or #3 in just about all of them? Who knows??
I know, I know, pick from the list... but no Boston? NYC? DC? NOLA? Philly? Even if we're talking just also-ran cities, most of those wouldn't be on my radar.
Boston and Philly is a lot more of a Harbor/coastal city than a River City.
1. Savannah
2. Portland
3. Omaha
4. Jacksonville
5. Memphis
6. Cincinatti
7. St Louis
8. Pittsburgh
9. Louisville
This is a weird list.
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