Chicago is city of the 'future'

[Strengthandhonour]

Chicago is city of the future

Toronto finishes second in North America behind Chicago
Apr 27, 2007 11:23 AM
Curtis Rush
Staff Reporter
Toronto has been named runner-up in a British financial magazine's ranking of North America's Cities of the Future.
Chicago was named the top major city by Foreign Direct Investment, the business magazine of the Financial Times of London.
Researchers took more than six months to assess cities on their potential to attract investment projects.
Chicago was selected for its ambitious development plans, massive infrastructure development, reasonable location costs and energetic regional economy.
Toronto scored high for its good affordable housing, low crime levels, strong health and education sectors and falling unemployment.
Cities were grouped in four categories, according to population, and rated on seven criteria: Economic potential, cost effectiveness, human resources, quality of life, infrastructure, business friendliness and development and investment promotion.
Toronto was selected as the top major city for quality of life, ranked fourth for best development and investment promotion, ranked fifth for best human resources and fourth for best infrastructure.
The overall winner is the city that scored the most points across all seven categories.
One other Canadian city made the top-10 list. Montreal came in at No. 7 behind Chicago, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Baltimore. After Montreal came Mexico City, Boston and Miami at No. 10.
Windsor was named the top small North American city of the future, beating out Huntsville, Ala., for cities with populations between 100,000 and 500,000. London, Ont., was No. 4 and Waterloo came in at No. 5, while Chatham, at No. 9, and Saskatoon rounded out the top 10.
The only Canadian city on the top 10 list of large cities, with a population between 500,000 and 2 million, was Edmonton at No. 4.
However, two Canadian cities made the top-10 list of micro cities of the future - those with a population under 100,000.
Sarnia was No. 3 and Fredericton, N.B., was No. 8. The winner in that category was Zapata, Texas.

NORTH AMERICAN CITIES OF THE FUTURE
1. Chicago, Ill., USA
2. Toronto, Ont., Canada
3. Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
4. Atlanta, Ga., USA
5. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
6. Baltimore, Mld., USA
7. Montreal, Que., Canada
8. Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
9. Boston, Mass., USA
10. Miami, Fla., USA



source: TheStar.com - News - Toronto is \'city of future\'

[Errigal]

Toronto may be a good city for business but that's all it is. It may have a crime rate lower than US cities but it really has no character of its own. Dull, dull, dull.

[Gavril]

I visited Baltimore a few or so ago, and if that is what attracts investments, I would want my hometown to steer clear of those. A violent mid-city and a stinking rich suburb.

[Errigal]

Originally Posted by Ljubomir

I visited Baltimore a few or so ago, and if that is what attracts investments, I would want my hometown to steer clear of those. A violent mid-city and a stinking rich suburb.

That's the pattern for most US cities. Montreal is the only one on that list I could recommend.

[Susi]

Originally Posted by A Few Acres of Snow

Toronto may be a good city for business but that's all it is. It may have a crime rate lower than US cities but it really has no character of its own. Dull, dull, dull.

I'd agree about Toronto. It's interesting for a day, but more than that.. boooring.

Hamilton has much more character.

[Crvena zvezda]

Originally Posted by Susi

I'd agree about Toronto. It's interesting for a day, but more than that.. boooring.

Hamilton has much more character.

Every city in north america is like that. except Montreal.

[Strengthandhonour]

Unfortunately, I think as conditions throughout the world continue to worsen, more and more cities will look like "American cities" The only city I have been to out of those 10 is Miami and it is awful. I am surprised it is in the top 10. The city was mostly poor suburbs and a very high class area, which wasnt very nice. In Paris this is beggining to happen, while traveling through Paris I noticed a lot of this "poor" areas beggining to develop. One time my family friend was there to visit the grave of James Morrison. There was a lot of black and arabs there and kept giving dirty looks. My friend and his wife went into a small food store to buy something to drink and the woman at the cashier(who was black said to them) "If I was you, I would be careful. People like you arent welcome here. If I was you, I would leave this part of the city immediately. It belongs to my people"

[Marcus Marulus]

Originally Posted by Strengthandhonour

Unfortunately, I think as conditions throughout the world continue to worsen, more and more cities will look like "American cities" The only city I have been to out of those 10 is Miami and it is awful. I am surprised it is in the top 10. The city was mostly poor suburbs and a very high class area, which wasnt very nice. In Paris this is beggining to happen, while traveling through Paris I noticed a lot of this "poor" areas beggining to develop. One time my family friend was there to visit the grave of James Morrison. There was a lot of black and arabs there and kept giving dirty looks. My friend and his wife went into a small food store to buy something to drink and the woman at the cashier(who was black said to them) "If I was you, I would be careful. People like you arent welcome here. If I was you, I would leave this part of the city immediately. It belongs to my people"

If this is their so-called "progress", I say no thanks.

[O Trovador]

Originally Posted by A Few Acres of Snow

Toronto may be a good city for business but that's all it is. It may have a crime rate lower than US cities but it really has no character of its own. Dull, dull, dull.

Not only that, and aside from the typical glorification of American negro culture, it is a city seemingly devoid of all morality. You'll find 13 and 14 year-olds going to clubs, mingling freely with adults, acting in the most repulsive of manners, and all the while not just being condoned, but encouraged by the adults who run these events. Petty gangs run virtually rampant, so much so that I would never feel safe walking in many, many areas of Toronto at any time of the day. Young mothers, as young as 14, giving birth to half-negro babies while the father is, as per norm, no where to be found. For far too many life in Toronto revolves around work while these people hire nannies, neighbours, et cetera to raise their children.

It is a shining example of what to avoid at all cost.

[Errigal]

Originally Posted by Vasconcelos

Not only that, and aside from the typical glorification of American negro culture, it is a city seemingly devoid of all morality. You'll find 13 and 14 year-olds going to clubs, mingling freely with adults, acting in the most repulsive of manners, and all the while not just being condoned, but encouraged by the adults who run these events. Petty gangs run virtually rampant, so much so that I would never feel safe walking in many, many areas of Toronto at any time of the day. Young mothers, as young as 14, giving birth to half-negro babies while the father is, as per norm, no where to be found. For far too many life in Toronto revolves around work while these people hire nannies, neighbours, et cetera to raise their children.

It is a shining example of what to avoid at all cost.

And because of the almost religious faith in multiculturalism the old stock Canadians are proud of never demanding the newcomers conform to existing social rules. Even if they did, 6 out of 10 people in Toronto were born outside Canada so there are few "natives" left to tell people what is expected of them.

[O Trovador]

Originally Posted by A Few Acres of Snow

And because of the almost religious faith in multiculturalism the old stock Canadians are proud of never demanding the newcomers conform to existing social rules. Even if they did, 6 out of 10 people in Toronto were born outside Canada so there are few "natives" left to tell people what is expected of them.

You should hear some of the pure trash and disrespect that comes out of the mouthes of the immigrants in Canada, particularly the Jamaican/Caribbean/African population which is in no shortage. Some of them even have the audacity to refuse standing for the national anthem, or standing quietly during moments of silence, particularly those on Nov. 11th - Remembrance Day.

This is something I haven't mentioned on Stirpes, but I was born and raised in what use to be a rather nice town just north of Toronto - I've always been under the impression that people outside of Europe should be trying to keep a low profile on this forum, which is why I've never said anything about it. Undoubtedly, I would like to move to Portugal when I get the funds necessary and a better understanding of the language, but I have never, never so much as said a bad word about Canada, only the immigrants who turn what use to be nice cities like Toronto into hellpits. I am completely and utterly disgusted by the sheer ungratefulness of immigrants here. Waving foreign flags in a land that has given them everything, and just the general lack of respect for the country. I am proud of my background, so much so that I want to return to the nation of my parents, but in the mean time, I glorify nothing but Canadian culture so to avoid harming it any further.

[Errigal]

It is worth mentioning too that this problem is very recent for Canada. The United States has had its racial division for hundreds of years but Canada had only a tiny non-European or non-native population until the 1970's. The policy of multiculturalism was in many ways invented in Canada and introduced to Europe like a secret weapon. So Toronto can be viewed as the future of Europe unless changes are made.

[Crvena zvezda]

Originally Posted by A Few Acres of Snow

It is worth mentioning too that this problem is very recent for Canada. The United States has had its racial division for hundreds of years but Canada had only a tiny non-European or non-native population until the 1970's. The policy of multiculturalism was in many ways invented in Canada and introduced to Europe like a secret weapon. So Toronto can be viewed as the future of Europe unless changes are made.

I would say it depends which part of Canada your in. From what I've seen immigrants tend from non-white countries tend to mainly go to two places- Vancouver for Asians and Toronto for the rest. Although I am not an expert on Canada.

[Susi]

Originally Posted by Vasconcelos

It is a shining example of what to avoid at all cost.

Oh noooo. But I'm moving there for university! ._.

Originally Posted by Vasconcelos

You should hear some of the pure trash and disrespect that comes out of the mouthes of the immigrants in Canada, particularly the Jamaican/Caribbean/African population which is in no shortage. Some of them even have the audacity to refuse standing for the national anthem, or standing quietly during moments of silence, particularly those on Nov. 11th - Remembrance Day.

I think it's actually illegal (at least for schoolchildren) to not stand and sing the national anthem.

There's a Slovak kid in my history class who doesn't stand up during the anthem either..

Originally Posted by Crvena zvezda

I would say it depends which part of Canada your in. From what I've seen immigrants tend from non-white countries tend to mainly go to two places- Vancouver for Asians and Toronto for the rest. Although I am not an expert on Canada.

Don't forget about good old Montréal..

[O Trovador]

Originally Posted by Susi