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06-03-2009, 08:45 AM
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Location: Albuquerque
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ABQConvict posted:
> ... world-wide apocalypse ... [ stuff ] ... sprawl, ....
Wouldn't it just be easier to say that the population will explode?
All that other stuff is just a symptom.
JDTH mentioned:
> It is pretty close to what Phoenix was 25 to 30 years ago.
The Phoenix metro area and the Albuquerque metro area were approximately the same size 60 years ago in about 1950.
However, the Phoenix metro area includes a number of suburbs that are not present in Albuquerque which has only one of note.
The Phoenix metro area passed 1 million people in 1970 - almost 40 years ago.
Phoenix city did that sometime just after 1990.
Just Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler are about the same size as all of Albuquerque (about 175k + 450k + 240k).
Supposedly, Albuquerque will do that in 3-5 years - depending on rybert or bradly or one of those guys making the announcement.
> Just don't wait 20 years for the light rail like we did.
Oh we're actively trying to waste our money on a similar system as we speak.
We call it the "troll-frikkin'-lee"
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06-03-2009, 09:09 AM
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Location: Burque!
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Originally Posted by mortimer
ABQConvict posted:
> ... world-wide apocalypse ... [ stuff ] ... sprawl, ....
Wouldn't it just be easier to say that the population will explode?
All that other stuff is just a symptom.
JDTH mentioned:
> It is pretty close to what Phoenix was 25 to 30 years ago.
The Phoenix metro area and the Albuquerque metro area were approximately the same size 60 years ago in about 1950.
However, the Phoenix metro area includes a number of suburbs that are not present in Albuquerque which has only one of note.
The Phoenix metro area passed 1 million people in 1970 - almost 40 years ago.
Phoenix city did that sometime just after 1990.
Just Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler are about the same size as all of Albuquerque (about 175k + 450k + 240k).
Supposedly, Albuquerque will do that in 3-5 years - depending on rybert or bradly or one of those guys making the announcement.
> Just don't wait 20 years for the light rail like we did.
Oh we're actively trying to waste our money on a similar system as we speak.
We call it the "troll-frikkin'-lee"
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Wasn't me.
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06-03-2009, 10:32 AM
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Location: Albuquerque
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Originally Posted by rybert
Wasn't me.
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06-03-2009, 01:36 PM
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Location: Burque!
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I didn't make the announcement. Nevermind.
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06-03-2009, 04:25 PM
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Location: Albuquerque
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Originally Posted by rybert
I didn't make the announcement. Nevermind.
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I said it *would* be you ( or bradly ).
When the time's right, of course. Only when it's right. |
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06-03-2009, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mortimer
The Phoenix metro area and the Albuquerque metro area were approximately the same size 60 years ago in about 1950.
The Phoenix metro area passed 1 million people in 1970 - almost 40 years ago.
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Interesting factoids. Good thing that Albuq didn't keep up, too.
The city's saving graces:
1. Further from CA.
2. Cold[er] winters, which repel [many] retirees. |
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06-03-2009, 08:11 PM
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Location: Albuquerque, NM - Summerlin, NV
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We are supposed to hit the big million in 2013. (Im talkin metro)
and by then we should be at 620,000+
Were growin, just dont compare us to that trashy sprawl city of Phoenix.
Were not growing that fast at all. We wont grow that fast either, Were making sure of that.
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06-04-2009, 06:07 AM
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Location: OUTTA SIGHT!
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Originally Posted by JDTH
When I moved here in 1978 we were the 19th largest city. We now are about in the 5-7 range depending whose stats you look at. In the last 10 years we have really caught up.
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Do you have any links for this? |
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06-04-2009, 10:17 AM
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Location: Albuquerque
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06-04-2009, 04:38 PM
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Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Originally Posted by mortimer
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Hi Mort, I've seen these numbers too. Those projections were based on the 2000 census. The numbers being reported in this thread are based on 2009 Population Estimates. NM and ABQ definitely grew faster between 2000 and 2009 than the US Census Bureau had thought. |
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