{"id":2098821,"date":"2023-11-14T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-city-blues-how-metro-areas-run-by-democrats-havent-recovered-from-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:17:36","slug":"big-city-blues-how-metro-areas-run-by-democrats-havent-recovered-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-city-blues-how-metro-areas-run-by-democrats-havent-recovered-from-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Big city blues: How metro areas run by Democrats haven&#8217;t recovered from COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-city-blues-how-metro-areas-run-by-democrats-havent-recovered-from-covid-19%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2098821&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democratic-Led Cities Struggle to Recover Pre-Pandemic Foot\u200c Traffic, Study Finds<\/h2>\n<p>According to a recent study from the University of Toronto, major cities under Democratic leadership \u200chave experienced a significant decline in economic activity \u2063as they struggle to regain their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">pre-pandemic levels<\/a> of foot traffic. The study analyzed\u200c 66 metropolitan areas and found \u200dthat cities such \u2063as Cincinnati, Raleigh, Chicago,\u200c Portland, Houston, Columbus, Seattle, Minneapolis, Louisville, and St. Louis were among the bottom 10 in terms of foot \u2064traffic recovery since 2019, \u2063all of which have Democratic mayors.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over Economic Impact<\/h3>\n<p>Economist Stephen Moore expressed his distress over the findings, \u200cstating, &#8220;It&#8217;s almost all of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-minn-rep-candidate-discusses-rampant-crime-platform-for-how-to-beat-progressive-rep-omar\/\" title=\"GOP Minn. Rep. candidate discusses rampant crime, platform for how to beat progressive Rep. Omar\">big blue cities<\/a>. It&#8217;s San Francisco, it&#8217;s Oakland, it&#8217;s Minneapolis. It&#8217;s my home city\u2063 of Chicago.&#8221; The study also revealed \u2064that Sacramento, New York City, and Detroit ranked poorly, with only 66% of their foot traffic returning since 2019.\u200d The analysis measured the number of unique visitors through \u200cmobile device use from March to mid-June of 2023, comparing it \u2063to the same\u200d period in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Crime \u200cSurge and High \u200cTaxes Blamed<\/h3>\n<p>Moore attributed the decline in foot traffic to the recent\u2063 surge in\u200b crime plaguing liberal cities. He explained that the decrease in arrests for nonviolent crimes, \u200ddue to overcrowded jails and prisons, has contributed to the crime waves. Additionally, high taxes in these areas have \u200ddeterred people from visiting, impacting local businesses such\u2062 as stores and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Las Vegas, with an independent mayor, emerged as the city with the highest increase in foot \u200dtraffic since the \u2063COVID-19 pandemic. Bakersfield, under Republican leadership, ranked fourth. St. Louis, however, fared the worst, with only\u2064 53% of foot traffic recovered \u2062since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the challenges\u2062 faced by major cities under Democratic leadership in recovering their pre-pandemic levels of foot traffic?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Democratic-Led Cities Struggle to\u2064 Recover Pre-Pandemic Foot Traffic, Study Finds<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-law-to-ramp-up-affordable-housing-production\/\" title=\"Newsom approves law to boost affordable housing production.\">recent \u200cstudy conducted<\/a> by the University of Toronto has shed light \u2062on the challenges faced by \u2063major cities under Democratic leadership \u2062in recovering their pre-pandemic levels of economic activity. The study analyzed 66 metropolitan areas and found that cities such\u200c as Cincinnati, Raleigh,\u200b Chicago, Portland, Houston, Columbus, Seattle, Minneapolis, Louisville, and St. Louis were \u200camong the bottom 10\u200b in terms of foot traffic recovery since\u200b 2019, all of which have Democratic mayors.<\/p>\n<p>The findings of the study have raised concerns over\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-donald-trump-job-approval-shifts-to-52-percent\/\" title=\"Poll: Donald Trump Job Approval Shifts to 52 Percent\">economic impact<\/a> \u200dof the pandemic\u200d on Democratic-led cities.\u200b Economist Stephen Moore expressed his distress over \u200cthe results, pointing\u200d out\u200d that &#8220;It&#8217;s almost all of these big blue cities. It&#8217;s \u200bSan Francisco, \u2062it&#8217;s Oakland, it&#8217;s Minneapolis. It&#8217;s my home\u200c city of Chicago.&#8221;\u200d The study \u200dalso\u200b revealed\u2062 that Sacramento, New York City, and Detroit\u2063 ranked poorly, with only 66% of their foot traffic returning \u2064since 2019. The analysis measured \u2062the number of unique visitors through mobile device use from March to \u2062mid-June of 2023,\u200d comparing it to \u200cthe same period in \u20642019.<\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons attributed to\u2064 the decline in foot \u200ctraffic is the surge in \u2063crime that liberal cities\u2064 have \u2064been experiencing. Moore \u2063explained that the decrease in arrests for nonviolent crimes, due\u200d to overcrowded jails and\u2063 prisons, \u2062has contributed \u200cto the crime waves. Additionally, the high taxes in these areas have deterred people \u2064from visiting, impacting local \u2064businesses such as stores\u2063 and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>However, the study also noted \u200cthat\u2062 there are exceptions to this trend. Las Vegas, \u200dwith an independent mayor, emerged as the city with \u2064the highest increase in foot\u2064 traffic since the COVID-19 pandemic.\u2062 Bakersfield, \u2062under Republican leadership, ranked fourth. On \u2062the other hand, St. Louis fared the\u2062 worst, with only\u200b 53% of \u200bfoot traffic recovered since \u2063the \u200cpandemic, highlighting the \u2064challenges faced by cities under Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The study&#8217;s findings \u200bprovide valuable insights into the current state \u200dof Democratic-led cities and\u2064 their struggles\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-city-blues-how-metro-areas-run-by-democrats-havent-recovered-from-covid-19\/\" title=\"Big city blues: How metro areas run by Democrats haven't recovered from COVID-19\">recover pre-pandemic levels<\/a> of foot traffic. It is\u200d important for city officials and policymakers \u200dto assess the\u200b factors impacting economic recovery and take necessary steps to address them. By addressing concerns\u200d over crime rates and high taxes, \u2064cities \u200ccan create a conducive environment\u2062 for businesses to thrive\u200b and\u200c attract \u200dvisitors, ultimately contributing to the overall economic growth \u2062of these areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major Democratic-led cities have failed to recover their pre-pandemic foot traffic, which has caused a decrease in economic activity for the blue cities, according to a new study from the University of Toronto. Cincinnati, Raleigh, Chicago, Portland, Houston, Columbus, Seattle, Minneapolis, Louisville, and St. Louis make up the bottom 10 of 66 metropolitan areas that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2098822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2098821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2098821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2098821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2098822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2098821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2098821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2098821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}