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Philly was just a Alpha- city on the GaWC 2010 rankings which was the same ranking as Miami. Due to the questionable metric practiced by the GaWC, and the rankings of cities being constantly shifted around, I won't be surprised when Philadelphia is considered a Alpha- world city again on their 2014 rankings.
thats amazing. how do you jump from forested tropical no human habitat swamp to alpha world city status in 100 years. Thats unreal. How many other world alpha cities have done that? Probably 0.
What do you think LA was in 1900? There wasn't much there either. And it's growth is far more impressive. 18 million to 6.
LA's rise beats Miami, easily. Where does LA Metro population rank in the world? Top 10? That's insane. Not to mention, LA's in a isolated part of the United States. And it somehow grew into one of the most important cities in the world.
My two cities are well represented this year. Miami seems to be the hot topic on this thread and Raleigh makes a huge jump. Then again, Raleigh always seems to do well when measured with objective criteria.
I really don't see a comparison here. Philly is not a "global" city like Miami is. It basically stands in the shadows of NYC and similar to Boston.
They are "regional powerhouses".
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It's insane!
