Population: World Urban Areas (2010) & US Urban Areas (2006)

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

it makes perfect sense, that is what I was trying to explain to Paul the other night

Only difference is in Philly they are already connected - they just dont count them - Plus the metro has no where to really expand - blocked in but directly connected metros and the fringe has largely been been preserved as open sapce

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Very true - why today it is so difficult to replicate the urban fabric and vibrancy for those who like that.

And I think Columbus was at least 8

well knowing that , you of all people should know and not expect newer cities to develop in the exact same way unless they are extremely constrained by natural borders,

and no I distinctly remember him being younger than 8 when Philly was developing. His granddad had a taco stand near the water front

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Only difference is in Philly they are already connected - they just dont count them - Plus the metro has no where to really expand - blocked in but directly connected metros and the fringe has largely been been preserved as open sapce

The northeast has always been marching to a different drummer where the census is concerned anyway. Y'all are crazy up there

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

The northeast has always been marching to a different drummer where the census is concerned anyway. Y'all are crazy up there

Just a better drummer

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

Just a better drummer

everyone knows the best drummers are from the south