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Old 03-19-2009, 08:55 PM
 
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1. New York City Metro (19 million)
2. Los Angeles Metro (12.8 million)
3. Chicago Metro (9.5)
4. Dallas Metro (6.3)
5. Philadelphia Metro (5.8)
6. Houston Metro (5.7)
7. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Metro (5.4)
8. Atlanta Metro (5.3)
9. Washington/Baltimore Metro (5.3)
10. Boston Metro (4.5)

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Kind of crazy that San Francisco doesn't make the top ten.

But this is even crazier. By 2030, the top 10 (with population) is projected to be:

1. New York City Metro (19 million)
2. Los Angeles Metro (13 million)
3. Chicago Metro (10.7)
4. Dallas Metro (9.7)
5. Atlanta Metro (8.89 million)
6. Houston Metro (8.86)
7. Pheonix Metro (7.6)
8. Washington D.C. (6.4)
9. Riverside, CA Metro (6.4)
10. Miami Metro (6.1)

http://www.demographia.com/db-msaproj2030.pdf

The only thing about all of these rankings is that I think Baltimore and Washington should be combined into one area...and I think San Jose should be combined with San Francisco/Oakland. If this is done, Atlanta still comes out pretty well. Do the math on the above links...
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:01 PM
 
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1. New York City Metro (19 million)
2. Los Angeles Metro (12.8 million)
3. Chicago Metro (9.5)
4. Dallas Metro (6.3)
5. Philadelphia Metro (5.8)
6. Houston Metro (5.7)
7. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Metro (5.4)
8. Atlanta Metro (5.3)
9. Washington/Baltimore Metro (5.3)
10. Boston Metro (4.5)

United States metropolitan area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kind of crazy that San Francisco doesn't make the top ten.

But this is even crazier. By 2030, the top 10 (with population) is projected to be:

1. New York City Metro (19 million)
2. Los Angeles Metro (13 million)
3. Chicago Metro (10.7)
4. Dallas Metro (9.7)
5. Atlanta Metro (8.89 million)
6. Houston Metro (8.86)
7. Pheonix Metro (7.6)
8. Washington D.C. (6.4)
9. Riverside, CA Metro (6.4)
10. Miami Metro (6.1)

http://www.demographia.com/db-msaproj2030.pdf
With combining Washington+Baltimore, Washington would have 9.36 million in 2030...moving it to 5th place. Atlanta would then be 6th. San Francisco/Oakland combined with San Jose would have 7.00 million in 2030...placing it in 9th place on the new list.
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:09 PM
 
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hopefully population growth will be higher by 2010
Metro Atlanta doesn't need any more people, there is more people in metro Atlanta than there is in the entire state of Alabama.... thats ridiculous people need to start spreading out to other parts of GA......

Atlanta is a out of control leech on Ga...... It's grabs every bit of growth and opportunity Ga gets and leave none for the rest of the state.
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:16 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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NYC will have stagnant growth from now through 2030? Are you sure about that? The city proper has gained hundreds of thousands of people since 2000, and the exurban frontier continues to expand itself further and further into Northeastern Pennsylvania (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, which is two hours away, may eventually even be a "satellite city" by 2030).
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Norman, OK
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Metro Atlanta doesn't need any more people, there is more people in metro Atlanta than there is in the entire state of Alabama.... thats ridiculous people need to start spreading out to other parts of GA......

Atlanta is a out of control leech on Ga...... It's grabs every bit of growth and opportunity Ga gets and leave none for the rest of the state.
Atlanta receives proportionally less money from the state that other parts of the state. Plus, without Atlanta, Georgia would be another Mississippi or worse.

So, get with the program and start looking at the facts.
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:48 PM
 
Location: Augusta GA
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I would hold those projections with a grain of salt. They are just based on current growth models. Cities like Dallas and Atlanta, even though they are starting to build more in the city centers, are not built for those kind of future population numbers. Without an extensive public transportation system like Chicago or NYC, it would make for a serious mess. Water issues are another future problem as well. Though they will continue to grow, I highly doubt they would grow by those numbers.
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:55 PM
 
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Atlanta receives proportionally less money from the state that other parts of the state. Plus, without Atlanta, Georgia would be another Mississippi or worse.

So, get with the program and start looking at the facts.
No I'm not saying no Atlanta, I'm saying it time for Atlanta to let the rest of the state experience some growth....and I think the state should step and assisted with helping deviate growth to other cities in Ga Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Savannah.....by offering companies tax breaks and incentives to consider these cities as oppose to Atlanta. Atlanta may not get as much money as some people think for the state but so does promote and stands behind Atlanta more than the others.
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:29 PM
 
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No I'm not saying no Atlanta, I'm saying it time for Atlanta to let the rest of the state experience some growth....and I think the state should step and assisted with helping deviate growth to other cities in Ga Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Savannah.....by offering companies tax breaks and incentives to consider these cities as oppose to Atlanta. Atlanta may not get as much money as some people think for the state but so does promote and stands behind Atlanta more than the others.
No offense, because from your name it looks like your from Macon, but most of the people moving to Atlanta would never live in those cities. They are moving to Atlanta for a reason - they want to live in a big, cosmopolitan city with a lot of job oppurtunities. Not a poedunk middle-Georgia town.

Companies have reasons for moving to Atlanta - they want to be in a city with a lot of young people, which means more potential employees to choose from. Also, Atlanta's airport is a major plus. Those companies would not move to a city like Macon, GA or Jackson, MS or Montgomery, AL. There is nothing there for them.

Macon's only hope is a commuter rail line to Atlanta. Columbus and Augusta will probably see little growth in the future, if not stagnant growth. Savannah is by the coast, so it is different, but its not going to attract corporations - it will attract reitrees.
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:33 PM
 
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I would hold those projections with a grain of salt. They are just based on current growth models. Cities like Dallas and Atlanta, even though they are starting to build more in the city centers, are not built for those kind of future population numbers. Without an extensive public transportation system like Chicago or NYC, it would make for a serious mess. Water issues are another future problem as well. Though they will continue to grow, I highly doubt they would grow by those numbers.
And Los Angeles was built to support 12.8 million?
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Augusta GA
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No it was not, and look at the problem the area is in right now. They are frantically trying to get a rail network built, they have had serious water and power outage issues, ect....
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