Phoenix, Arizonia

Well, many of the forumers and myself dislike Phoenix with Passion... So I think, I should make a thread and say some nice things about Phoenix. I mean, Phoenix can't be all that bad. If there are any Phoenix forumers, post some of your city. I will start things off by putting some stats about Phoenix. Population 2004: 1,418,041. The population density was 1,074/km² (2,782/mi²). Phoenix is currently the sixth largest city in the U.S. The Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is currently the fourteenth largest MSA of the United States, 2004 estimate of 3,790,000. It ranks as the eighth fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S, growing 34 percent between 1990 and 2000. Well, Phoenix is the largest capital city by population in the U.S., and the third largest capital city by area in the U.S. (behind Juneau, AK and Oklahoma City, OK). The racial makeup of the city was 71.07% White, 5.10% African American, 2.02% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 16.40% from other races, and 3.28% from two or more races. 34.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any country origin. Sports Arizona Cardinals (football) Arizona Diamondbacks (Baseball) Phoenix Suns (Basketball) Phoenix Mercury (women's basketball) Phoenix Coyotes (Hockey, wow they play Hockey down there) Wow, Phoenix is on a grid The road system in Phoenix laid out in a traditional grid system, with most roads travelling either North-South or East-West. I-10 from Los Angeles travels from the west through downtown, and exits the metro area travelling to the southeast towards Tucson. I-17 begins in downtown Phoenix and travels north to Flagstaff. US 60 also travels through the heart of the city, going to the northwest through the suburbs of Glendale, Peoria, and Surprise. It also exits to the east of downtown, travelling through the suburbs of Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, and Apache Junction, and beyond. State route Loop 101 is also a major highway that forms a semicircle around the northern suburbs of the city, starting from I-10 in the west and travelling around to I-10 (via state route Loop 202) in the southeast. Sister cities: Calgary (Alberta, Canada), Chengdu (China), Ennis (Ireland), Grenoble (Rhone-Alpes, France), Hermosillo (Sonora, Mexico), Himeji (Japan), Catania (Italy), Taipei (Taiwan). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona so lets go and say something good about Phoenix whether it is about the weather, the housing, etc...>