[downtown blogger]

I really don't know how anything can be solved with this type of list. The point of any city ranking besides population would be listing:

1) Amenities
2) Colleges and Universities
3) Medical Centers
4) International Business
5) Transportation
6) Architectural Style and significance
7) Culture
8) Diversity
9) Economic Strength
10) National areas of excellence

Those ten items ought to get a real discussion going.