1、100 American Cities Shaping Tomorrow The definitive place power rankingsWORLDSBESTCITIES.COM2024Americas Best Cities Report Resonance creates transformative strategies,brands and campaigns that help destinations,cities and communities attract talent,tourism and investment.DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT ECO

2、NOMIC DEVELOPMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENTEmpowering PlacesRESONANCECO.COM3AMERICAS BEST CITIES REPORT2024Chris FairPresident&CEO Resonance Consultancy Welcome to Americas Best Cities in 2024For many,the pandemic changed what we consider to be desirable in a place to live,work or play,and we are seeing gro

3、wing alignment in the way citizens,corporations and travelers choose cities as a place to live,visit or invest.The rise of remote work led to significant migration from so-called“Superstar Cities”like New York,Los Angeles and Chicago to cities on the rise like Dallas,Houston,Austin,Phoenix and Atlan

4、ta.In the end,this disruption and redistribution of the population has probably been a good thing for the economy as a whole.These“Superstar Cities”enjoyed an outsized share of the benefits that came with the growth of the knowledge economy,fueling inequality and division within and between cities a

5、nd regions.The massive investments in manufacturing and re-industrialization now underway should help fuel the economies of many of the new fast-rising cities and leave the country with a better distributed,just and resilient economy a decade from now.But that future is not a given.Rising cities wil

6、l need to develop new policies and make significant investments in infrastructure,amenities,housing and mobility if they want to realize that future.Otherwise they may find that the boom they are experiencing will quickly be followed by an inevitable bust.Despite their recent net population losses t