Comments on: Is Miami World Class?

By: JR

JR — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:11:18 +0000

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has almost a million more residents than Miami-South Florida, albeit at a much lower density.

By: dave

dave — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:58:42 +0000

In order to realize it’s full potential, Miami needs more urban and neighborhood Parks, more Metrorail (75 miles more,at least), better public schools and revolutionary change in it’s political leadership (which is a prerequisite to the first 3)

That said, yes, it is a world class city, with lots of growing pains…these, however, are the problems of success, not failure….

The glaring needs mentioned above will cost Miami many opportunities in the future if they are not addressed, Metrorail
being the most long-standing need……

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:24:21 +0000

It seems Justin is from Tampa. Aside from Chicago and NYC, there aren’t too many impressive skylines in the country. Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, L.A., San FRancisco, are a few to name. A few of these cities have taller buildings but few of them are as well positioned and fast growing as Miami’s skyline. Miami lacks on several fronts, which the article and a couple of the comments mention, but that’s not to say that it’s prime for collapse.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:26:25 +0000

Miami is far from a world city. That density information is way off. Miami is no where near #1. Not to mention that density is not a good argument. Construction? That could mean that the city is in need of development.

Miami is prime for collaspe

By: AJ Reddy

AJ Reddy — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:51:12 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I love Miami to death. But that does not mean I will sing its praises without question. We have a long way to go before becoming a world class city. Jetsking in Jan does not count.

1) We need more direct connections to Europe/Asia. Right now, I got to go to New York to get on a flight to India via Europe. 2) We need more metro rail network. Miami has one of the worst traffic I see in any city in USA. 3) Probably the only major city in America, where the airport is disgustingly underserved by public transport. Buses are very rare and there is no train link to get there. How sorry is the fact that there is not even a direct bus between the airport and Miami’s no.1 tourist attraction ie. South Beach! You got to spend an hour and half changing buses to get to South Beach or reverse. Is this what a world class aspiring city supposed to do to its visitors and residents? (Unless there is a conspiracy by the elected officials and the Miami-Dade Transport to give the Taxi Drivers undue advantage for some reason)

By: One Year Later « Boom or Bust: Miami

One Year Later « Boom or Bust: Miami — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:07:32 +0000

[...] the city’s world class status, [...]

By: BillyBlow

BillyBlow — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:38:37 +0000

Is Miami a world class city? Depends on who you ask. Doesn’t matter much to me. In what other top-10 metro in America can I go jet-skiing in January?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:15:12 +0000

Miami is most definitely a wolrd class city, not just because of the present, but because ofthe future too. In other words, if one pays attention to how the city changes on a regular basis, it is unmatched. Conde Nast has it ranked as one of their top 10 “It locations” in the world, saying it is the only city with the incredible knack to maintain its personality as well as constantly reinvent itself.

I am not from Miami, I am from Toronto, a city according to Wikipedia that has a 9-point rating, which I think it deserves, but if you compare Toronto to Miami, when Toronto was at Miami’s mature stage that it is now (probably in the 50′s) it is no comparison.

So by the time Miami is given the chance to mature, the way those “other cities” have, we will see a huge up turn.

Furthermore, no other city has the convenient geographical location and fantastic climate. No matter what, Toronto can ever get Miami weather.

Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day and the ride will be fun.

By: Ernesto

Ernesto — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:57:39 +0000

in the comment on top i mean los angeles with 8,205

By: Ernesto

Ernesto — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:55:07 +0000

even though many tell me im fantycizing I tell them no matter what they say I will follow my dream which is to make cities like miami a better place, i believe it should be a world ranked city, noticing this is also depends on DENSITY well look on wikipedia and miami is more densly populated than l.a and not to far from # 1 in the chart and its have world #1 port in the world, and has many influences that could make it a better place to visit and to reside, i dont want to be biast so I have to say is has its flaws such as the fact that 49.9 percent of the houshold income is used for owner ship making it most expensive city in u.s so the real estate is not so good right now but it will see better and also is does not have many parks, but it is the second city in the world with most construction and I believe that too make part of the world class ranking and its skyline is 3 only to N.Y and chicago. it is the biggest metropolitan area in the southern u.s and 7th in the u.s with 5,463,857 and its density is of 11.5 thousand people/sq mi
compared to new york with only 8,205/ sq mi and people have the nerve tosay…it doesnt have the right to be world city…some nerve…