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Originally Posted by Mr Saturn64
I wonder what it would take to make Philadelphia a truly global city. We have several things going against us. We're wedged between NYC and DC and Boston's not too far. Our universities can't retain their business students. The airport has extremely limited international options. I'm hoping that 2026 can put a larger spotlight on the city; although everyone has to be on their best behavior.
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Originally Posted by ScreamShatter
Making Philly desirable economically would go a long way towards fixing all of those things.
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^ This.
Not counting the suburbs, there aren't enough career opportunities in Philadelphia proper. And being sandwiched between NYC and DC is a forever knock on Philadelphia's national and global reach.
The city needs to continue to capitalize on this...
Philadelphia region moves up in JLL ranking of the country's top life sciences clusters
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadel...g-jll-bio.html
Life sciences, startups, tech, and becoming a more lucrative place for major law firms, finance firms, engineering firms, etc., to open satellites, will help the city grow in the ranks and increase student retention rates. (I think 3 Am Law 100 firms opened Philadelphia offices recently?) And of course improving the QOL, lowering crime, poverty, etc., is all a given.
As far as the airport, it's decently competitive (definitely not "extremely limited"), but at some point, PHL needs to follow EWR and LGA and start replacing the oldest terminals.
And maybe a hot take, but a Michelin Red Guide would boost Philadelphia's international profile (yes, its pay-to-play and pretentious, but still a thing, and Philadelphia is an incredible food city).
*Edit, between Shapiro and Parker, Philadelphia is in a good position to accomplish some of these things in the next 4-8 years. They see the bigger picture for the city and commonwealth.