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View Poll Results: Which city is sixth most important in the nation?
Atlanta 36 14.69%
Boston 78 31.84%
Dallas 39 15.92%
Houston 39 15.92%
Miami 8 3.27%
Philadelphia 28 11.43%
Seattle 17 6.94%
Other (specify one thread) 0 0%
Voters: 245. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-23-2020, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Dallas went from 10 votes to 20 votes overnight and I don't see too many comments explaining their 6th place claim other than GDP and 4th largest metro.
Dallas is definitely top 10 but I wouldnt put it at 6th.

I think Boston has a very solid lock on 6th place given their massive presence in finance, education, and healthcare technology. Boston is the city were going to look to the most to get us out of this Coronavirus mess.

Between 7-10, it gets murky between Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, and Philadelphia. I personally would go with Houston, Dallas/Philly, and Atlanta in that order (though arguments could be made to re-arrange that). I dont see Seattle as top 10. Miami is tricky because it is a very international city, but its very leisure oriented.
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Old 03-23-2020, 03:31 PM
 
Location: Houston/Austin, TX
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Dallas went from 10 votes to 20 votes overnight and I don't see too many comments explaining their 6th place claim other than GDP and 4th largest metro.
I thought this was weird too. But won't point fingers at anything until proven otherwise.
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Old 03-23-2020, 04:30 PM
 
Location: Katy,Texas
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I thought this was weird too. But won't point fingers at anything until proven otherwise.
Definitely weird, Eve though I voted for Dallas, when I did it only had 13 votes, I guess maybe I jsut made a really compelling argument. . But yeah, just to dispel all doubts it wasn't me. I'm a Houston poster, who lives in Houston and likes Houston more than Dallas, and you can see me arguing for it in the Houston vs. Dallas vs. Atlanta thread.

Speaking of that can anyone tell me why you think Dallas dominating, size and growth both GDP and population wise wouldn't put it at 6th or at least 7th. Because generally it hasn't come up much in the conversation but Greater Dallas is growing the fastest in sheer numbers and likely percent as well on this list. I just don't see with the large population gap opening up between Dallas and the rest (not really Houston but it's likely going to start slowly separating the way the oil industry has done back-flips in the last 5 years). How Dallas isn't already at 6th or most likely to cement it's position there the way Boston seems to have done. Even if it lacks a defining economic trait, it is by far the largest economy on this list, and only Houston if oil somehow swung to $125 a barrel has the potential to catch it.
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Old 03-23-2020, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
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Boston.

For more proof, British Airways is only flying to a handful of American cities.. Philly isnt one of them. So I dont know why the first page is filled with Philly/Boston.

It would be Boston then Houston then Atlanta then Philly/Dallas
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Old 03-23-2020, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Medfid
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Boston.

For more proof, British Airways is only flying to a handful of American cities.. Philly isnt one of them. So I dont know why the first page is filled with Philly/Boston.

It would be Boston then Houston then Atlanta then Philly/Dallas
Seattle is also one of them, iirc.
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Old 03-23-2020, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Baltimore
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i was talking more so celebreties: teamarrr, mighty mystic, donna summer, b.b.d., bobby brown, new edition, pooch hall, patrick ewing*, remuel robinson*, traci bingham*, conan, jay leno, baba wawa, ...

(*graduated same c.r.l.s. senior class as matt and ben)
Eh you can’t find anyone from new edition not decked out in Boston gear..their last album was called “three stripes “

Pooch Hall is from Brockton. But in terms of Hip Hop Benzino and currently Joyner Lucas (Worcester) BIA rep Boston/Worcester very hard. All have made song explicitly about Boston and shot music videos in the area. But this is a tangent/irrelevant
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Old 03-23-2020, 07:22 PM
 
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Boston or Seattle
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Old 03-23-2020, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Boston Metrowest (via the Philly area)
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Boston.

For more proof, British Airways is only flying to a handful of American cities.. Philly isnt one of them. So I dont know why the first page is filled with Philly/Boston.

It would be Boston then Houston then Atlanta then Philly/Dallas
There's a lot of complexity behind air route decisions, though. Aside from that, we're talking about one airline among many during very unique pandemic circumstances.

Philly has been attracting a number of new international routes of late, although the next year will likely yield some route "casualties" across the globe given how severe the air travel downturn has now become and likely won't be recovering anytime soon. Very sad, actually.
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Old 03-23-2020, 07:55 PM
 
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How is Dallas beating Houston when Houston holds the energy industry?
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Old 03-23-2020, 08:00 PM
 
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Read up, they are implying the ballot box was stuffed.

Nevertheless, Boston is the clear winner
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