Tuesday, March 25, 2014

FT. LAUDERDALE RANKED 7TH BEST DOWNTOWN IN U.S.

While you have heard me singing the praises of Ft. Lauderdale and their impressive mayor Jack Seiler, here is finally some well deserved national recognition. A company called Livability.com, based in Tennessee, puts out a Top 10 Best Downtowns in the U.S. list every year. They rank the best small and mid sized cities to visit, work and live in. For the first time Ft. Lauderdale made this list, debuting at number 7. Just who is Livability.com? I have never heard of them but I like them already with their smart praise of Ft. Lauderdale. They did say how these downtowns were evaluated, some of the factors mentioned were “maintain a high level of energy and give all city residents a reason to come in,” other factors cited were retail improvements, office vacancy rates, income growth and ratio of residents to jobs. We have already written about the improvements on the way to Las Olas Blvd. in this blog. 

Now we are told that there are another 4,000 residential units on the way, which will further enhance the area. I have already pegged this place as one of 2 options for my personal move in the next 10 years or so (the other option is Delray Beach). It has a great quality of life and the walkability factor, plus good restaurants. It is a very cosmopolitan city without the crime, traffic and Latin flavor of Miami. Things are going well there now and with Jack Seiler at the helm it seems like things will get even better in the future. The full list of the Top 10 is listed below, in case you weren’t going to bother to follow the link to the article. The fact that Provo Utah is at number 4, 3 spots better than Ft. Lauderdale is highly suspect unless you are a Mormon. While I have never been to Provo, I have been to Utah and just based on weather alone I think Ft. Lauderdale should be ranked higher but it is true that I am highly biased. And dead set against cold climates, which I have left behind hopefully forever. So take this list for what you will, but at least one of the cities in Florida made this list and that is not a bad thing. As always thanks for reading and have a great day.

Top 10 Best Downtowns, 2014

1.Fort Worth, TX
2.Providence, RI
3.Indianapolis, IN
4.Provo, UT
5.Alexandria, VA
6.Frederick, MD
7.Fort Lauderdale, FL
8.Bellingham, WA
9.Eugene, OR
10.Birmingham, AL
Source: Livability.com
Downtown Fort Lauderdale listed among top 10 downtowns





Orin Rosenfeld
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