Keys to success include services, and lifestyle. Columbus is blazing a trail. What are the other cities?
Columbus, Boston, New York and Chicago are growing and thriving. Philadelphia and Baltimore are just growing and not doing much else. Immigration is necessary to the renewal of cities. And the young professionals are reclaiming the cities and abandoning the suburbs.
Thanks to Gwenn Hilburn
FULL STORY: Columbus Blazes a Trail for '21st Century Cities'
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