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I'd say bright especially downtown with all of the infill projects. Kalamazoo MI?
Bright. I could be wrong about this. Honestly I don’t know how to back this up, but I do hope that Kalamazoo’s future is bright. I like all those middle Michigan cities like Battle Creek, Lansing, and Jackson. Michigan really can’t get much worse, can it?
Bright. I could be wrong about this. Honestly I don’t know how to back this up, but I do hope that Kalamazoo’s future is bright. I like all those middle Michigan cities like Battle Creek, Lansing, and Jackson. Michigan really can’t get much worse, can it?
Camden, NJ
There are green shoots springing up through the cracks in its broken sidewalks. And its new police department is a success story. So, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding, bright, believe it or not.
There are green shoots springing up through the cracks in its broken sidewalks. And its new police department is a success story. So, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding, bright, believe it or not.
Going upstate: Newark, NJ
Bleak. Crime is still bad and not much good economic news.
Bleak. It's too small and isolated to really attract much industry other than agribusiness, and much of the High Plains has been on a slow decline over the past several decades. It seems like a cool "old West" town, but I've never been there unless if I was going for a long road trip, and its west of the 100th meridian, which doesn't bode well for the long-term outlook. It even posted a loss in the 2020 Census after a slow but steady rise for a few censuses before that.
Growth Rates by metros mentioned:
Austin +33.04%
Nashville +20.86%
Jacksonville +19.34%
Huntsville +17.75%
Chattanooga +6.53%
I assume you've never really checked the growth figures for Jacksonville. Perhaps an impression made given the hyperbole that sometimes surrounds it. Chattanooga seems to be the outlier in that group. Was surprised to hear it mentioned actually.
Really quick, I'm VERY sorry I did underestimate Jacksonville's growth. You are right it is doing better, than I suspected. I do remember street viewing the north side of Jax, and I hope that city could attract more investment to that part of the city. Since some of the neighborhoods I street viewed in that part of Jax, looked more downtrodden than I preferred. As for Chattanooga while I did overestimate in my mind how fast it was growing, I still think Chattanooga is doing fine as a city. Obviously I shouldn't have compared Chattanooga, to Huntsville, Nashville, etc. It's okay though, that's the beauty of this message board. You always learn new things about different places, you may never have realized before!
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Originally Posted by Borntoolate85
Bleak. It's too small and isolated to really attract much industry other than agribusiness, and much of the High Plains has been on a slow decline over the past several decades. It seems like a cool "old West" town, but I've never been there unless if I was going for a long road trip, and its west of the 100th meridian, which doesn't bode well for the long-term outlook. It even posted a loss in the 2020 Census after a slow but steady rise for a few censuses before that.
Rockford, IL
This one is a tough one, for me to say. I think Rockford has potential to turn things around, i.e. the fact it has a good strategic location on I-90 between Chicago and Madison(not to forget I-39 runs through here, and US 20), the fact Amtrak might one day be bringing back train service at least west to Rockford(sadly, it looks like a resurrected Amtrak Black Hawk train may not run as far west as Galena and Dubuque, per newer plans I've heard from the state and IDOT), the fact Rockford seems to be making some steps to renew its downtown, plus even is trying to do some aesthetic investments to the neglected west side of Rockford. And speaking of Amtrak, it has east to west freight railroad lines Rockford could capitalize on, for industry. Along with logistics(truck deliveries), since I-90 and I-39 intersect here. And Chicago's sprawl path is slowly moving west(now that Huntley is seeing TONS of growth, and allegedly is one of the fastest growing communities in IL), so that could bode well for Rockford if it plays its cards right.
Honestly, I REALLY do not like how high Rockford's crime rate is. And I think more investment could be done, when it comes to turning the ship for Rockford in a better direction. So I'll lean for now, towards saying bleak. But I hope one day they can turn things around, and where I can confidently say bright for Rockford.
Really quick, I'm VERY sorry I did underestimate Jacksonville's growth. You are right it is doing better, than I suspected. I do remember street viewing the north side of Jax, and I hope that city could attract more investment to that part of the city. Since some of the neighborhoods I street viewed in that part of Jax, looked more downtrodden than I preferred. As for Chattanooga while I did overestimate in my mind how fast it was growing, I still think Chattanooga is doing fine as a city. Obviously I shouldn't have compared Chattanooga, to Huntsville, Nashville, etc. It's okay though, that's the beauty of this message board. You always learn new things about different places, you may never have realized before!
This one is a tough one, for me to say. I think Rockford has potential to turn things around, i.e. the fact it has a good strategic location on I-90 between Chicago and Madison(not to forget I-39 runs through here, and US 20), the fact Amtrak might one day be bringing back train service at least west to Rockford(sadly, it looks like a resurrected Amtrak Black Hawk train may not run as far west as Galena and Dubuque, per newer plans I've heard from the state and IDOT), the fact Rockford seems to be making some steps to renew its downtown, plus even is trying to do some aesthetic investments to the neglected west side of Rockford. And speaking of Amtrak, it has east to west freight railroad lines Rockford could capitalize on, for industry. Along with logistics(truck deliveries), since I-90 and I-39 intersect here. And Chicago's sprawl path is slowly moving west(now that Huntley is seeing TONS of growth, and allegedly is one of the fastest growing communities in IL), so that could bode well for Rockford if it plays its cards right.
Honestly, I REALLY do not like how high Rockford's crime rate is. And I think more investment could be done, when it comes to turning the ship for Rockford in a better direction. So I'll lean for now, towards saying bleak. But I hope one day they can turn things around, and where I can confidently say bright for Rockford.
Cedar Rapids, IA
Seems to be bright
San Francisco, CA
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