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How do you find out what kind of city a place is? This might seem downright stupid to say, but I don't even know what types to even be looking for.
by revlolz 4y ago
How do you find out what kind of city a place is? This might seem downright stupid to say, but I don't even know what types to even be looking for.
- hermannj314 4y agoVisit and take a walk around. Look at the minutes of the city council, see what they are focusing on. There are endless rhetorical questions to ask yourself: Where are you in your life and how do you define yourself? Do you prefer cafes or clubs; care about schools and parks? Safety or autonomy? How do you want to commute? Do you want small shops or shopping centers? Small town monoculture or big city diversity? Do you want to your city to attract tourists or be hostile to them? A city government has a lot of levers to pull to build a city around each of these things, and some do it poorly and some it well. Don't move to Moline, Illinois or Cupertino, CA and not expect to find a city that bends to the will of John Deere/ Apple respectively. Some cities exist to serve a large corporation above all else (since the entire population works for them). Others exist to serve the local University or the tourist board, and others the soccer moms. None are wrong, they are all trying to find a local maximum to serve the people that live there.