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Minneapolis is land locked so it's hard to gain population. The freeways contributed to minneapolis population decline wiping out large sections of neighborhoods. Minneapolis is undergoing and construction boom in the north loop as will as other parts of the city. I wouldn't be surprised if minneapolis is around 8,000 people per square mile by 2020.
Well, DFW is also landlocked. The Twins have Chicago traffic and DFW have Houston traffic.
I love Minneapolis and think it has a better downtown than most American cities its' size but these numbers aren't real. The population number comes from a civic booster group and counts the area across the river and Cedar Riverside. If you only count the areas bounded by the river, I-94 and I-35W you get a number a bit above 25k. Still healthy, but lower. The downtown population is growing strongly but the 70,000 number is a very unrealistic goal put forward by the Downtown Council with no financing to back it up. Given the rate of current construction and starting with the real population numbers it is more likely to be at 35k to 45k by 2025.
I agree that the 70,000 number is way too optimistic. I'm not sure, however, why you think Cedar Riverside is counted.
Here is a breakdown of the 2010 Census by neighborhood and tract number.
Area bounded by the river, I-94 and I-35W:
North Loop (tract 1262): 4,291
Downtown West & East (tract 1261 & 1044): 7,035
Elliot Park (tract 1054): 3,527
Ventura Village (tract 5901): 3,166
Loring Park (tract 105201 & 105204): 5,010
Stevens Square: (tract 1056): 3,971
Total: 27,000
Area across the river:
Nicollet Island (tract 1036): 2,084
St. Anthony West (tract 103) 1,468
Marcy-Holmes (tract 1037 only): 3,015
Total: 33,567 -
This is the figure they are probably using as an increase of 7% is 35,196. They probably rounded up.
If you were to include Cedar-Riverside (tract 1048), which no one includes with downtown MPLS (not even the booster groups), the number would increase by 8,094 to 41,661. A 7% increase would be 44,577.
I often wonder compared to other states why Texas build their highway ramps so high. Do the frontage roads have anything to do with it requiring more entry points. Here is a photo I shot of the Dallas high five at the US 75 and I-635 junction.
I often wonder compared to other states why Texas build their highway ramps so high. Do the frontage roads have anything to do with it requiring more entry points. Here is a photo I shot of the Dallas high five at the US 75 and I-635 junction.
There's more, but I gotta hit the sheets. Oh, and next time you wanna call someone out and call them a 12 year old, do it to someone who's actually speaking to you, first.
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Way to read ONE of the multiple posts I put on here. But since you wanna call people out, I'll add on:
