the whole point of "walkability" and things like that is to make cities places where people can climb the economic ladder again--and the whole problem with urbanism is that maybe just talking about these things isn't the best way to accomplish that
IBM set up a branch there, but they're not *from* there--I'm gonna guess they wanted a branch location to serve the Greater Miami market and, as an already mature industry, needed to prioritize scale over proximity and so picked a suburban site. Close enough but spacious.
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They did manufacturing here as well as R and D. The business was international - fittingly - and as far as I know had nothing to do with export to Miami particularly. As far as I can tell Boca was selected due to the availability of space at a good price.
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Guarantee you there was substantial demand for IBM's products within Miami (which doesn't mean they ONLY served Miami--being a port city after all makes it an ideal point for international export too, which is itself a major factor in Miami's success)
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I mean, fundamentally, I believe that cities homogenizing effect on labor is bad and you think it's good. It's fine
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No, I believe that American cities are not typical of cities in general or successful/growing cities in particular, and that conclusions drawn from them are not likely to be accurate in the future.
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Well, I guess we can agree on that
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That said--the point that medium-sized cities can compete less and less with larger ones is certainly true, but only serves to emphasize the primacy of location
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