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View Poll Results: What are the fastest paced cities? (Choose 3) Update for 2019
Boston 60 25.53%
New York City 203 86.38%
Jersey City 17 7.23%
Philadelphia 39 16.60%
Baltimore 1 0.43%
Washington DC 96 40.85%
Raleigh 1 0.43%
Charlotte 1 0.43%
Atlanta 9 3.83%
Nashville 2 0.85%
Tampa 2 0.85%
Miami 18 7.66%
Chicago 76 32.34%
Dallas 8 3.40%
Houston 13 5.53%
Austin 3 1.28%
Minneapolis 1 0.43%
Pittsburgh 2 0.85%
Phoenix 4 1.70%
Denver 1 0.43%
San Jose 3 1.28%
San Francisco 45 19.15%
Los Angeles 53 22.55%
San Diego 1 0.43%
Other City 6 2.55%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 235. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-08-2023, 12:46 AM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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Outside of the big cities we always discuss, are there any fast-paced small cities in existence? Probably would have to hug the mainline NEC in order to get some of that residual hustle and bustle-type energy.

Hartford, New Haven, Worcester, Wilmington DE maybe?
Lancaster, PA. And it doesn't even have 60,000 residents.
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Old 11-08-2023, 01:46 AM
 
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Voted for New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Don't know what San Diego is doing here...
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Old 11-08-2023, 08:58 PM
 
Location: Metropolis
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Voted for New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Don't know what San Diego is doing here...
How about Raleigh. San Diego has a way faster pace than it.
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Old 11-09-2023, 08:46 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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NYC, Chicago, Philly, and DC.
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Old 11-09-2023, 08:47 AM
 
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
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Voted for New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago.

Don't know what San Diego is doing here...
size. I picked it based on size. It has 1mil people.
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Old 11-09-2023, 04:26 PM
 
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size. I picked it based on size. It has 1mil people.
Not saying Cleveland's top-3 here, but why is it always left off these lists. Oh yeah, C-D unpopularity; I forgot.
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Old 11-09-2023, 05:08 PM
 
Location: 215
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Not saying Cleveland's top-3 here, but why is it always left off these lists. Oh yeah, C-D unpopularity; I forgot.
I recently saw this on the urbanplanning subreddit:

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/...ailgaters.html




I'd really like to see Cleveland utilize its river and lakefront hopefully like Milwaukee (and/or Chicago).
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Old 11-09-2023, 05:41 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Voted for NY, Chicago, and San Francisco… 1 and 2 are clear, #3 is a tough choice between DC, Boston, and SF.
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Old 11-09-2023, 06:15 PM
 
Location: On the Waterfront
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NYC




Chicago


DC, SF, Philly, Boston
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Old 11-11-2023, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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NYC


Chicago
DC

LA

SF


Everyone else*



*Guessing that Boston fits between Chicago and LA but no real experience. Philadelphia also above everywhere else, just not sure where.
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