miami beach would be my top pick in the u.s. - 90,000 permanent residents that i'd love to see rise to ~200,000 with dense infill throughout, with the aim to fill out some of the emerging poles south of 41st (new world theater area, miami ballet area, the crescent heights and disney developments areas, etc). such a great place that would benefit immensely from a lot more every day people. the northern portion is a bit more problematic...
other than that: albany, ny; santa rosa, ca; austin, tx; bellingham, wa; and both baltimore and pittsburgh, though it's debatable whether those qualify as 'smaller'.
Last edited by easy as pie; Feb 27, 2013 at 8:15 AM.
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