NYC has some unique attributes and history that helped create what this blog is talking about which I can barely even begin to scratch the surface of. I am not a proper historian nor an expert in geo-politics.
- First it has to be in a strategic location with shipping ports and easy access to rivers for low cost transportation of goods and people. NYC has ports and a long river.
- There will need to be and economic explosion to fund all of this. Something has to pay for the subways, trains, ships, harbors, etc... New tech? Manufacturing war-time equipment? I suppose it will need to be on a coast line close to wherever the next major wars will be fought. Trade was a big part of NYC's past. Global trade is winding down and will not likely return so this new city will need to provide something that everyone regionally wants but does not require global shipping security.
- One will need to bring back manufacturing so there needs to be an industrial zone and tie into that regional distribution of waterways, train tracks, etc...
- Something will need to attract banks and other big finance. There will need to also be really good tax incentives.
- There will need to be an abundance of housing. That became a serious problem in NYC so I suppose this will need to be solved ahead of time as people know better now. They need a place to raise a family.
- Big cities and big trade equal big crime so that will need to be headed off from the start unless that is one of the funding sources. NYC had gone through many iterations of organized crime.
The more I think about it this could easily turn into a really big book. There is so much more to how NYC was created. Surely there must be books that cover its history and economic evolution. If someone attempts this I hope they can use "lessons learned" and not repeat the same mistakes. My selfish and greedy hope would be less sky-scrapers and more under-ground tunnels, buildings, parking, etc... HVAC needs to become a thing of the past. Coober Pedy figured out how to keep living spaces cool without HVAC. Do we have any multi-trillionaires that could fund this?
