Twin Cities' National and Global Image

[Anondson]

Online voting? Explains a lot.

[Didier]

I'm pretty sure there was other criteria too.

[MNdible]

Well, you had to get selected to be one of the top 64 cities that made it into the online voting, but no, other than that there was no other criterion. I personally voted for Duluth at least a dozen times.

[Didier]

There was something called an O-score, too, but you're right that the final rankings only accounted for the voting. For what it's worth, though, Duluth was tied for No. 3 on the O-score, so putting Duluth near the top isn't that outrageous.

http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure- ... erica.html

The O-Score Explained
To develop our own Outside Score, we tapped a rocket scientist (seriously) to combine factors like number of outfitters, miles of trails, and number of bike shops—plus considerations like unemployment rates, median incomes, and, yes, an editors’-choice variable—into a single mathematical formula. The resulting O-Score is intended to summarize just how livable a place is, even if that differs from how readers voted. O-Scores are assigned on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being paradise and 0 being Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Kidding, Tulsa—we love you!)

O-Scores
1. Boulder, 91
2. Ithica, N.Y., 89
3. Duluth, 88
4. Portland, Maine, 88
5. Charleston, S.C., 84
6. Anchorage, 83
7. Burlington, Vermont, 83
8. Missoula, Montana, 82
9. Minneapolis, 81
10. Provo, Utah, 80
11. Asheville, N.C., 80
12. Nashville, 77
13. Houghton, Michigan, 76
14. La Crosse, Wisconsin, 74
15. Montpelier, Vermont, 74
16. Louisville, 73

[xandrex]

As someone who grew up in Duluth, there was a huge push on Facebook to promote voting. And then there was a push by the city and Mayor Don Ness, businesses offering free goodies if you voted, etc.

I had a really hard time deciding between Minneapolis and Duluth when they faced off against each other. But let me tell you, that was a rough one on Facebook. People from Duluth really, really, really wanted to beat Minneapolis. To many of them, Minneapolis is synonymous with horrible traffic, gun crime, and the Mall of America. Not. Even. Joking.

[mullen]

As someone who grew up in Duluth, there was a huge push on Facebook to promote voting. And then there was a push by the city and Mayor Don Ness, businesses offering free goodies if you voted, etc.

I had a really hard time deciding between Minneapolis and Duluth when they faced off against each other. But let me tell you, that was a rough one on Facebook. People from Duluth really, really, really wanted to beat Minneapolis. To many of them, Minneapolis is synonymous with horrible traffic, gun crime, and the Mall of America. Not. Even. Joking.

and yet nationally we're both lumped together as cold siberia's, that is if people even know where Duluth is. so we got that goin' for us.

[JordanWasaN]

As someone who grew up in Duluth, there was a huge push on Facebook to promote voting. And then there was a push by the city and Mayor Don Ness, businesses offering free goodies if you voted, etc.

I had a really hard time deciding between Minneapolis and Duluth when they faced off against each other. But let me tell you, that was a rough one on Facebook. People from Duluth really, really, really wanted to beat Minneapolis. To many of them, Minneapolis is synonymous with horrible traffic, gun crime, and the Mall of America. Not. Even. Joking.

And you will not find a back room in our video store. No, no, that filth is better left to the Sin Cities.

A.K.A. Minneapolis-Saint Paul

[mattaudio]

Duluth still has video stores? \quaint
I should make a trip up there this fall to explore the Historic 1990s Town.

[TommyT]

As someone who grew up in Duluth, there was a huge push on Facebook to promote voting. And then there was a push by the city and Mayor Don Ness, businesses offering free goodies if you voted, etc.

I had a really hard time deciding between Minneapolis and Duluth when they faced off against each other. But let me tell you, that was a rough one on Facebook. People from Duluth really, really, really wanted to beat Minneapolis. To many of them, Minneapolis is synonymous with horrible traffic, gun crime, and the Mall of America. Not. Even. Joking.

And you will not find a back room in our video store. No, no, that filth is better left to the Sin Cities.

A.K.A. Minneapolis-Saint Paul

BEST MOVIE EVA!!!!!

[David Greene]

Duluth still has video stores? \quaint

Movies on 35th FTW!

[Nathan]

DDG for the win!

[MNdible]

Long since gone, but 8th on 9th was where it was at.

[Minneapolisite]

I'm sure this has to help:



http://blog.walkscore.com/2014/01/new-r ... c-transit/

[grant1simons2]

Yet we ranked 31st in some other ranking...

[Nick]

BREAKING: Almost All Online Rankings Arbitrarily Slapped Together By Journalism Interns At Shitty "Media" Companies So People Will Passionately And Fruitlessly Argue Against Their Placement On Said List, Thus Driving Traffic to Shitty "Media" Company Website

...more at ten!

[grant1simons2]

Imagine how peaceful this world would be without rankings

[Nick]

Don't click them! Don't try to argue that Des Moines is a better city for #sledding than Topeka!

Meanwhile, these are great. I mean look at this.

[Chauncey87]

Thought this was a pretty cool video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXTC6utnbnA

A nice summery of the Minneapolis music scene. All brought to you from Budweiser!

[Nathan]

3 - 4 punch from Minneapolis st Paul on nerd wallets annual quality of life ranking!

http://huff.to/1tDeTaF

[TommyT]

Another article from movoto.com about why Minneapolis is so great and underrated...
http://www.movoto.com/minneapolis-mn/mi ... nderrated/