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Minneapolis in general seems way more concerned about their ranking vs Denver.
Do you mean that the City of Minneapolis generally seems way more concerned about their ranking; or do you mean that you personally know everyone in Minneapolis and Denver and how they collectively feel about such rankings?
Do you mean that the City of Minneapolis generally seems way more concerned about their ranking or do you personally know everyone in Minneapolis and Denver and how they collectively feel about such rankings?
I mean the bold. /s
There's also this foolish thing with Iowa. We went to a Minnesota History Center film about Minnesota where the narrator actually made fun of Iowa. I felt that was very unprofessional.
There's also this foolish thing with Iowa. We went to a Minnesota History Center film about Minnesota where the narrator actually made fun of Iowa. I felt that was very unprofessional.
Have you heard the way Denverites refer to Colorado Springs and Pueblo??? Both these cities have superiority complexes.
This thread is going to be really subjective as "progress" to one person is not progress to another.
I'd say Denver is more cutting edge and has newer ideas while MSP sits back a bit, but is actually able to implement much better. Which is progress, coming up with it first, or doing it best? I say the latter is, so my vote goes to MSP. It's overall more advanced in "livibility".
Minneapolis is not hurt by the skyways, just the opposite.
Anybody that doesn’t get that needs to spend a winter in MSP.
You're right. The skyways enhance the experience, especially in winter. But it doesn't hurt anything in the summer. There are other issues that have negatively impacted retail and other businesses downtown. Mpls has finally embraced the idea of people LIVING downtown, which in turn will help. But the city is very NIMBY and Nicollet Mall project is a complete disaster.
Have you heard the way Denverites refer to Colorado Springs and Pueblo??? Both these cities have superiority complexes.
I rarely ever hear people speak negatively on Colorado Springs. And Pueblo gets made fun of no more than Colfax Ave
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This thread is going to be really subjective as "progress" to one person is not progress to another.
I'd say Denver is more cutting edge and has newer ideas while MSP sits back a bit, but is actually able to implement much better. Which is progress, coming up with it first, or doing it best? I say the latter is, so my vote goes to MSP. It's overall more advanced in "livibility".
What are some examples of this? There are some I can think of but I feel like Denver has a pretty good record of implementing it’s ideas for the most part. Even if it might take a while. And we’ve been ranked #2 for livability by Business insider this year so I think that counts for something
You're right. The skyways enhance the experience, especially in winter. But it doesn't hurt anything in the summer. There are other issues that have negatively impacted retail and other businesses downtown. Mpls has finally embraced the idea of people LIVING downtown, which in turn will help. But the city is very NIMBY and Nicollet Mall project is a complete disaster.
Locals have said 2/3 or people are in the skyways in the winter, and 1/3 in the summer. That's a disaster for any business on the sidewalks only, even if both sets of people are financially similar. And vice versa for businesses in the skyways.
Maybe the skyways increase the pie by bringing more people into Downtown...maybe (they add some, but the lack of concentration can also lose some). But the dilution of pedestrian counts is a big issue.
Have you heard the way Denverites refer to Colorado Springs and Pueblo??? Both these cities have superiority complexes.
This thread is going to be really subjective as "progress" to one person is not progress to another.
I'd say Denver is more cutting edge and has newer ideas while MSP sits back a bit, but is actually able to implement much better. Which is progress, coming up with it first, or doing it best? I say the latter is, so my vote goes to MSP. It's overall more advanced in "livibility".
Denver is obviously larger than COS and Pueblo. That's not a good comparison.
Denver's overrated, and often exists in a bubble of hype. Can't same the same for Minneapolis.
Denver has a rather boring background of culture/history, while Minneapolis is richer and more colorful.
Well, same can’t be said about Minneapolis simply because no one is breaking their back to move there. Denver is much more desirable.
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