The "Perfect" U.S city will have...

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by Billiam

the perfect US city would not have suburbs! what do you think makes most of our cities not so vibrant? look pre 1950s photos of cities compared to the life they have today!
And the perfect city would have many skyscrapers with at least 10 over 300 meters, at least 1 over 900 meters

Older cities suffer the most from suburbs. Newer cities don't seem to be affected quite as much. Just look at Atlanta. That city has only 9% of its overall metropolitan population, but the city overall still appears to be quite healthy. On the contrary, some cities in the North have more than 9% living in their core cities, yet they look like Baghdad did in 2003.

[TXTwizter]

Well everyone knows that to be perfect you just HAVE TO HAVE sports.!

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by JVTX72

Well everyone knows that to be perfect you just HAVE TO HAVE sports.!

Of course! What would happen to Friday nights if there wasn't a high school football game to watch? Someone might have to...gasp...pick up a book!

[TXTwizter]

a book??? whats that???

[Beliy Plashik]

A perfect city in reality would have traffic, pollution and crime..

[socrates1234]

Originally Posted by f1000

If you can combine favorable qualities of various American cities/ regions to make an "ideal" place of residence, what/ where will you extract from?

My "ideal" existence will be in a city/ region that has:

- the Falls/ Winters of Southern California
- the summers of Seattle
- with the beaches of Fort Lauderdale without the attitude of (many/ transplanted?) Floridians
- the recreation options of Colorado & the Pacific NW
- the food of the U.S. South & the shopping malls of Dallas
- efficiency of North Easterners (in terms of things getting done quickly but thoroughly)
- but whose citizens have Texan/ Southern-style charisma & gregariousness
- and politeness & peacefulness of Midwesterners/ Oregonians
- education level of Minnesota with Washington, DC-level wages with Oklahoma cost of living of everyday goods & living expenses & Mountain state safety
- vibrant downtown of San Fran, Chicago & NYC & cultural sensibility of Boston with the down-to-earthness of Atlanta (compared to other big cities)
- suburbs/ suburban spaciousness like those of North Fulton County, Atlanta (like Alpharetta/ Roswell, GA)
- and will not at all resemble Detroit/ Buffalo/ Tampa & other terrible spots I've visited before...

We can all dream right?

And if only dreams and candy-coated rainbows were real.....unfortunately, we live in a real world of joy, pain, birth, and death....nice to fantasize though

[ElizaTeal]

Originally Posted by Beliy Plashik

A perfect city in reality would have traffic, pollution and crime..

Oh no, and you want to move to AZ?

[normie]

Originally Posted by Billiam

the perfect US city would not have suburbs!

An intriguing idea. I wonder what such a city would be like, and how long it would survive? I can't think of a single city that doesn't have suburbs. Even city's like Jacksonville (which includes a huge amount of acreage as part of the official city limits) still has suburbs.

[Chinolala]

Cultural offerings
Reliable public transportation
Located on a large body of water
Vibrant entertainment scene
Desirable, livable downtown
Good public schools, libraries, hospitals, higher education, city services
Non corrupt local government
Multi ethnic/cultural population
Car optional living
Adequate green space and city parks
Suburbs void of "cookie cutter" sub developments
world-class architecture
excellent healthcare system
a truly international airport to avoid having to transfer flights when traveling
A solid 911 and emergency system
24 hour food and shopping options for late night snacks and when you need to buy diapers at 3 a.m. or buy some cold medicine in the wee hours of the night
A progressive city government
An ample safe water supply
Few natural disasters
Adequate homeless shelters and good social services network for the poor
A city that provides its citizens with a plethora of options in all aspects of life; housing, education, arts, jobs, social, health, transportation
Good amount of private owned businesses, for instance, family owned restaurants versus all national chains

[mhsquire]

If you can combine favorable qualities of various American cities/ regions to make an "ideal" place of residence, what/ where will you extract from?

Oh man, that would be quite a dream for me.

-streets don't change names and are straight
-mass transit to anywhere at any time, with electrified busses and hybrid taxis
-no home sellers and buyers creating segregation by ethnicity or economic class.
-Public/Low income housing would be super spread out on small blocks, unlike the towering crap in New York, Chicago, or Philly.
-suburbs only allowed if planned around mass transit
-No single home lots would be more than one acre.
-Parks would be all over the city to compensate for small yards.
-Parking lots would be banned, with only parking decks allowed to save space.
-Drug dealers would be locked up for life if they crossed city limits.
-more than one downtown with many well-designed skyscrapers
-skyscrapers and small homes for people without children
-minimal eminent domain, none for highways
-nuclear breeder and solar power to reduce pollution and brownouts
-airport connected to high speed rail to replace short flights with high speed train
-security in train, bus and airplane terminals not by the TSA but competent and trained people with good and operating equipment

I am right wing economically, neutral socially, so
-business-friendly government
-businesses encouraged to help fund social programs
-partly private health and education with businesses' support
-have hospital charge higher fees for people and busineses who made themselves unhealthy to lower fees for people who didn't
-nonprofit homeless shelters and soup kitchens run by volunteer businesses
-a mayor who actually listens to and obeys the voters
-citizens who understand civic responsibility and help social services
-government indifferent to religious symbols on public property
-no banning art, books, etc beyond middle school and in museums
-censorship only where it's unavoidable that kids will be around, like on streets
-no smoking, drinking, or littering outside of private homes and businesses
-guns legal, but extensive training required before purchase, and no criminal record ever
-have businesses fire and jail all rioters somehow, but let peaceful protests go unrestrained