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I'm sorry. I disagree with Tampa in tier 1 and I disagree with the tier 1a thing. Also, if you're going to put Northern VA in there, you might as well put DC in tie 1 and call it a Southern city. Tier 1a is another way of saying that they are near the same level as the tier 1 cities and I don't see that.
Tier 1 in no order
Houston
Atlanta
Dallas
Miami
DC (if you're going to include NOVA)
There really isn't anything close to these cities
Tier 2
New Orleans
Charlotte
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Tampa St-Pete
Orlando
Tier 3
Austin (tho very close to tier 2)
Jacksonville
Memphis
Nashville
Raleigh (also very close to tier 2)
Tidewater/Hampton Roads area
and a few more.
Way to hard to do after Tier 1 and Tier 2 (my lists are not in any order within each tier)
Tier 1 - These are all minor world-class cities. Tampa is a
"high sufficiency" world city, so I don't think it qualifies as a Tier1.
Atlanta
Houston
Miami
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Tier 1A
Tampa Bay-St.Pete - I think Tampa goes here. It's a notch above the Tier 2 cities because of its size, population, and its importance in FL (behind Miami), but it is definitely not a Tier 1.
Tier 2
New Orleans
Charlotte
Raleigh
Nashville
Orlando
Tier 3
Other cities not going to even try to name all the important ones at this level
Tier 4
Small cities, towns, and rural places
El Paso
Jacksonville
If you're just going by GaWC than we wouldn't need this thread not to mention Orlando and Charlotte are both listed on the same level as Tampa according to GaWC so then would you put both of them in the 1a bracket as well?
If you're just going by GaWC than we wouldn't need this thread not to mention Orlando and Charlotte are both listed on the same level as Tampa according to GaWC so then would you put both of them in the 1a bracket as well?
I mentioned other factors above besides the GaWC rankings.
What is your tier 2b reasoning especially over Charlotte, San Antonio, and Tampa?
HMM...exactly!
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