[Martin Mtl]

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/pdf/american-cities-of-the-future.pdf

New York been ranked as the top city in fDi Magazine’s first ‘American Cities of the Future’ ranking. The city also claimed top position in the sub-category ‘North American City of the Future’ for the second year running, with Chilean capital Santiago being awarded the ‘Latin American City of the Future’.
Cities based in the US and Canada dominated the overall American Cities of the Future rank- ings, with New York, Chicago and Houston claiming the top three posi- tions. The new ranking combined fDi’s existing North American Cities of the Future ranking with a new Latin America ranking.

The top three ‘North American Cities of the Future’ remained unchanged from the previous ranking, as New York, Chicago and Houston main- tained first, second and third posi- tions, respectively. New York topped many sub-categories, including eco- nomic potential, infrastructure and business friendliness. This success can be partly attributed to the large number of FDI projects into the city over the past decade.

Although Canadian cities Toronto and Montreal did not appear in the top 10 in the North American Cities of the Future ranking in 2009, both cities improved in 2011 to claim fourth and sixth place, respectively. Atlanta and Boston also re-entered the top 10, ranking fifth and sev- enth, respectively.

[caltrane74]

Link is korrupt!

[Martin Mtl]

Link is korrupt!

Fixed. Thank you.

[Kitchissippi]

If a city dropped down from the 2009 ranking as a "future city", would that not prove that they were wrong and the rating is totally bogus? :)

[flar]

I predict that Toronto and Montreal will both remain cities well into the future.

[Josh M]

Halifax was #1 for Large cities quality of life :D

[Coldrsx]

Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton also were in the top ten for large-cities of the future in the Americas.

[yaletown_fella]

Wow Windsor beat Niagara Falls? ;)

[-Harlington-]

Halifax second only to Pittsburgh in large city of the future and in the top ten for infrastructure also. :tup:

Fredericton marked very well in a bunch of things for their category :)

Canada in general marked very well in infrastructure and quality of life.

Good ones for windsor to.

[MolsonExport]

Although Canadian cities Toronto and Montreal did not appear in the top 10 in the North American Cities of the Future ranking in 2009, both cities improved in 2011 to claim fourth and sixth place, respectively.


What happended in those two years to drastically shuffle the top 10 list?

Smells like one of those "most intelligent cities in the world" garbage list (remember when KW was the global mecca of brains back in 2007?)

[The_Architect]

What happended in those two years to drastically shuffle the top 10 list?

Smells like one of those "most intelligent cities in the world" garbage list (remember when KW was the global mecca of brains back in 2007?)

One school alone is enough to bring KW to the top hehehe..

Well that and RIM.

[PoscStudent]

Lots of Canadian cities on the list, including St. John's! Though I have no clue what the list means.

[PoscStudent]

The name of this thread should be changed. I think the results would be interesting to discuss but there's probably a number of people not even lookaing at the thread because the title makes it seem like it's only about Toronto and Montral even though there are a number of Candian cities listed.

[MolsonExport]

Just studied the list in detail. Completely random nonsense, with a sprinkling of the usual suspects. And Windsor as a "large city", with Richmond (Virginia) as a "small city" (only about 4 times larger). What the fuck is a micro city? Yay, Kamloops!

[vid]

Seattle and Windsor grouped together? Windsor is really only on the list because it bounced back to where it was a few years ago, I don't think it is going to boom much in the long term.

[Andrewjm3D]

The top city NYC didn't even make the top 10 for quality of life. Though I would live there.

[renthefinn]

Victoria Number 1 for Large cities FDI Strategy... wow, not that I read enough to figure out what that is, and since when is Victoria a Large City, in the same group as Seattle, Portland, Sacremento, and Vancouver is a Major City compared to these ones? Interesting list...

[isaidso]

Top major American Cities for 'Quality of Life' was as follows:

1. Washington
2. San Francisco
3. Calgary
4. Vancouver
5. Ottawa

Washington is wealthy, but #1?

[Denscity]

Vancouver seems like the most futuristic city in North America.

[The_Architect]

This list is very odd.

[Blitz]

Seattle and Windsor grouped together? Windsor is really only on the list because it bounced back to where it was a few years ago, I don't think it is going to boom much in the long term.

Not necessarily. We're on the list because we're no longer completely reliant on the auto industry (like we were a few years back). The economy has become diversified through attracting different types of green energy jobs and through unprecedented tax policies that are attracting many new investors. It may not boom for long but the idea is that we're setting up to be able to weather future downturns.

[caltrane74]

Top major American Cities for 'Quality of Life' was as follows:

1. Washington
2. San Francisco
3. Calgary
4. Vancouver
5. Ottawa

Washington is wealthy, but #1?


Would you rather have your brains blown out in Georgetown or Downtown?

Yeah, the Quality of Life in Washington is fetching, by far.

[someone123]

Another weird list.

And yes, they seem to have mixed up Canadian metro populations with US city populations.

Even city-city comparisons can be very misleading. Halifax (city) has more people than Pittsburgh (city) for example.

[Denscity]

How could any of the oldest north american cities (eastern) be the future? Vancouver only just turned 125 this year. I say vancouver then calgary.

[MonkeyRonin]

How could any of the oldest north american cities (eastern) be the future?


Because unlike people, cities don't die when they get too old.

[Denscity]

Ya i know but vancity is only an adolescent in city years. It is only now world famous. The eastern n.a. cities have already been "future citys" and have had their "hay days" decades ago. Plus less importantly vancouver looks the most futuristic.

[isaidso]

Would you rather have your brains blown out in Georgetown or Downtown?

Yeah, the Quality of Life in Washington is fetching, by far.

Exactly, but the answer to your question is Georgetown.

[kool maudit]

How could any of the oldest north american cities (eastern) be the future? Vancouver only just turned 125 this year. I say vancouver then calgary.




london:

http://www.sneijers.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/london.jpg

[manny_santos]

Still, it doesn't surprise me that London, Ontario is nowhere to be found on any of the lists. When you have a world-class university and you can't make any of these lists, that's really says a lot about the city.

[pEte fiSt iN Ur fAce]

Houston and Atlanta...really? That's about all I have to know about this list.

[Andrewjm3D]

How could any of the oldest north american cities (eastern) be the future? Vancouver only just turned 125 this year. I say vancouver then calgary.


That's like saying cities over 1000 years old have less of a a future Like London or Berlin.

[afonega1]

Houston and Atlanta...really? That's about all I have to know about this list.

Why not?They both have been the fastest growing major cities in the U.S.Houston's economy is booming.Atlanta and Houston are the i the top 5 cities with the most headquarters of U.S. Corporations and International.Atlanta has the highest increase in international visitation in the U.S. and ranks almost tied at number 12 with Philadelphia in market share of international visitors.

Just some of the Headquarters in Atlanta:
Coca Cola
Turner Broadcasting/CNN(Cartoon,TNT,Boomerang,TruTV Networks)
UPS
NCR
First Data
Equifax
RubberMaid
Arbys/Wendys Group
Delta
Invesco
Porshe North America
G.E. Capital and Energy
At&T Wireless
Sony-Ericsson International

CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
C.A.R.E. International
Habitat for Humanity
American Cancer Society
Arthirtis Foundation

AND Atlanta is home considered one of the 5 centers of Higher Education in the country(US)
Georgia Tech
Emory University
Agnes Scott College
Spelman
Morehouse
Georgia State University
Clark Atlanta University
Olgelthorpe University

It should also be noted that this is not the only list like this that mentions Atlanta.
MasterCard Worldwide Cnters of Commerce
Financial Times
Global Cities Index