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Here are my predictions for the largest cities and largest metros in 2050:
By city proper
1. New York City
2. Los Angeles
3. San Diego
4. Chicago
5. Houston
6. Dallas
7. San Antonio
8. Phoenix
9. Philadelphia
10. San Jose
By metro area
1. Los Angeles/San Diego/Tijuana MSA
2. New York/Newark/Philly MSA
3. Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington
4. Chicagoland
5. Greater Houston
6. Greater Atlanta Region (including Columbus, Macon, and Athens)
7. Miami Metro
8. San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose
9. Washington/Baltimore
10. Seattle/Tacoma MSA
I wouldn't be surprised if L.A, Houston, Pheonix, and Atlanta started seeing negative growth in around 2020. Water is going to become a HUGE problem with rising temperatures. I know someones going to say that they'll have something ready, but its going to be so expensive for just water alone so will it even be worth it anymore?
Don't know about Phoenix and Atlanta. But Houston is fine when it comes to water. They have plenty to last for decades if not centuries.
Don't know about Phoenix and Atlanta. But Houston is fine when it comes to water. They have plenty to last for decades if not centuries.
Atlanta has plenty of water as well...as long as there isn't a mega-drought like the past 5 years. North Georgia gets one of the highest amounts of rainfall in the U.S.
if Phoenix keeps growing at this rate can you imagine what it will look like 40 years from now, maybe it will be sprawled out to Flagstaff, j/k. but for real do you still think it will be attractive to alot of people? Will 110 degrees not be attractive anymore? Will people want to live so far out of the city that it takes forever just to drive into it, think about how far it will sprawl out and how crowded it will be in the next couple decades to come.
I am not hating on PHX just being realistic, the same goes for Atlanta, what will these cities look like in lets say 25 years from now, more like a Chicago or a LA?
You're not being realistic. With the implementation of light-rail in Phoenix, density is being encouraged and positive growth will be focused more on those corridors where light rail runs rather than in the outskirts. I am frankly surprised though that Albuquerque is starting to sprawl the way it is. I would have thought that city would have learned from Phoenix's "mistakes".
You're not being realistic. With the implementation of light-rail in Phoenix, density is being encouraged and positive growth will be focused more on those corridors where light rail runs rather than in the outskirts. I am frankly surprised though that Albuquerque is starting to sprawl the way it is. I would have thought that city would have learned from Phoenix's "mistakes".
yeah you would think it would learn from Phoenix's mistakes but the people running the city arnt the smartest people either.
No one says anything about Houston when it's probably just as sprawled as Pheonix. The inner loop is only helping Houston overall. If the inner loop where at like 3,300 people the density would be below 3,000 probably. Double Standard!
yeah you would think it would learn from Phoenix's mistakes but the people running the city arnt the smartest people either.
Sprawl may be a mistake for a city, but it represents opportunities for land speculators and "developers". This is America, and private profit always trumps social good.
Sprawl may be a mistake for a city, but it represents opportunities for land speculators and "developers". This is America, and private profit always trumps social good.
That's very true and I'm going to rep you for it! Anyway, off on a tangent, a lot of people are really sticking to the whole Houston passing Chicago argument. What I don't get is, if the city continues to sprawl the way it is, it won't have enough housing in its boarders to add an additional 600,000+ people.
That's very true and I'm going to rep you for it! Anyway, off on a tangent, a lot of people are really sticking to the whole Houston passing Chicago argument. What I don't get is, if the city continues to sprawl the way it is, it won't have enough housing in its boarders to add an additional 600,000+ people.
We have more than enough room left and also what lots of people leave out is the fact that Houston is built very dense.
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