Chicago in 2030

[The Urban Politician]

Your vote? (LA forumers not allowed to vote unless they promise to be unbiased)

[STR]

Bigger, badder, better looking and more powerful than ever!

[Suburbanite]

Unless any unforseen economic explosion happens, I predict that in terms of power Chicago will be much the same. The population is beginning to grow again and with the current building boom is not likely to stop anytime soon so it will be more dense. A far a beauty goes, it is anyones guess.

[casewebb]

Trends are showing that cities are becoming the main players in the global economy. I personally don't see Chicago growing in economic dominance in the near future. Locally within the US Chicago will dominate, but for international business, NY will still rule, and over shadow Chicago even more.

However, with the way that the city has managed to get itself back on track, and more people realizing that an urban living is preferrable to other forms, the city has a good future ahead of itself in becoming more attractive and liveable, but it will keep falling behind NY in term of financial matters.

[Rivernorth]

Quality of life will continue to go up in the city, continueing the population increase, and neighborhood rehabilitations and residential construction. Chicago's downtown neighborhoods should fill up even more than they already have now, and extend outwards and upwards.

Economically, Chicago will definatly grow largerer, especially as a major market center. Eurex has recently opened its second only location in the world in Chicago (outside of Frankfurt), and more futures exchanges are bound to follow, to open a presence in the futures capital of the world.

Chicago's beauty is undeniable, and i doubt it will ever be eroded away.

[De Snor]

I have a copy of the CAP for 2020 and I don't believe they wont even built all projects planned in that plan , let's say 2030.....

[edsg25]

by 2030, a lot of the Chicago-New York comparisons will be dead and gone. Why? The US will be far more global at that point and American issues will concern us, less and less. Much of New York's world dominance comes from the fact that it is the power center of the US. IMHO, the US will not be in the position of global prominence in 2030 as it is today. With that lack of national presence, global cities throughout the world, IMHO, will take on more of a peer relationship than a hierarchial one. Chicago and New York will be just another two players on the world stage. Sometimes we think that NY's world postion is ordained and assured. It isn't. Think back 100 years to 1904 and New York would have been well down the list of the "world's greatest cities". Who is to say, with the rapid change in society today, that NY will keep its lofty position?

[sasha ITALIA]

have u seen I, robot??!1 the Chicago 's skyline looks AMAZING!!! And I can't find some photos with google ...

[Muse]

What is it with "bigger", "badder", "powerful', "power" and "dominates" in the poll? Kinda freaky, don't you think?

[The Urban Politician]

^doesn't it speak for itself?

[The Urban Politician]

C'mon guys, any more votes?

[Wu-Gambino]

Bigger, badder, more beautiful and powerful than ever

[texasboy]

I picked More beautiful and liveable but less powerful.

[oxy25]

nothing really exciting abt in the future.

[Chi-town]

Originally Posted by casewebb

Trends are showing that cities are becoming the main players in the global economy. I personally don't see Chicago growing in economic dominance in the near future. Locally within the US Chicago will dominate, but for international business, NY will still rule, and over shadow Chicago even more.

New York has always overshadowed Chicago, but the growth of global business is benefiting Chicago, not hurting it. It is allowing the city to gain wealth from beyond the economically stagnant Midwest.

Chicago, as a global business city, will become more powerful relative to other U.S. cities (besides NYC and LA) in the next couple decades. It's the global center of derivatives trading, which is growing far, far faster than equity markets (something like 20% per year). And it's a center for the main areas of global business services that define global cities: advertising, finance, accounting, law, and consulting.