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Old 12-31-2014, 01:02 AM
 
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I can see richmond and tidewater being connected as one metro. As for nothern Virginia, that wouldn't make any sense considering nothern va is already apart of the dc area which includes Maryland. Also, northern va is already disconnected from the state in general.
That's true, so I guess a metro wouldn't stretch all the way from Richmond to Northern Virginia because there isn't a whole lot between those two. You do have Fredericksburg, a town that some are already calling the far southern edge of NOVA. However, barely anything between Fredericksburg and Richmond.

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Old 12-31-2014, 05:57 AM
 
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NoVA native. I remember when knowing someone who lived in Reston was like knowing someone who lived on Mars. lol.

Inner NoVA is pretty much built out. Most new construction means taking down old stuff, and not just old housing. There is a huge development in Potomac Yard straddling the Alexandria/Arlington border, for example; "yard" as in former train yard, and the prices are, quite frankly, staggering. Most people can't afford NoVA anymore, and most self-respecting Virginians wouldn't live in Maryland, so they move further south or southwest.

Fredericksburg is indeed now part of NoVA, frightening as that may seem. Once prices shoot up, people will push further south. I could totally see Richmond eventually becoming part of a mega DC metro one day, but not for a while. Hell, 20 years ago I knew people who commuted from Richmond to Fairfax. Seemed insane at the time. Build out more long distance commuter rails, which the state is happy to do, and people will push further out to escape NoVA's exorbitant prices; one of the many reasons I left home.
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Old 12-31-2014, 09:30 AM
 
Location: That star on your map in the middle of the East Coast, DMV
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That's true, so I guess a metro wouldn't stretch all the way from Richmond to Northern Virginia because there isn't a whole lot between those two. You do have Fredericksburg, a town that some are already calling the far southern edge of NOVA. However, barely anything between Fredericksburg and Richmond.
The sprawl actually reaches just south of Fredericksburg, which is maybe 45 miles from Richmond, with the lanes expanding on 95 now just north of the city of Fredericksburg. It seems to me that there is no end to the envitable. Eventually connectivity will be much less interrupted between Richmond and Fredericksburg but that may be a couple decades away. Will it ever be one large metro? No, but the connection will become more seamless. If the northern stretches of Richmond pick up some steam it could happen sooner than later, but mark my word it will happen.
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Old 01-02-2015, 06:46 AM
 
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I can see richmond and tidewater being connected as one metro. As for nothern Virginia, that wouldn't make any sense considering nothern va is already apart of the dc area which includes Maryland. Also, northern va is already disconnected from the state in general.
I believe NOVA will connect to Richmond before Tidewater ever connects to Richmond. If you look at the growth patterns between the expanding NOVA region and Richmond, it is inevitable that the border areas will link in the next 20-40 years. The northern suburb of the Richmond region is Caroline county, which is only one county under Spotslyvania county (suburb of Fredricksburg). Additionally, Spotsyvania county and Fredricksburg are already considered part of the greater Washington DC/MD/VA metro area. As previously mentioned in an earlier post in this thread, growth is not occurring as rapidly in the New Kent county/James City county area, which would assist with linkage between Tidewater and Richmond. Furthermore, the core city of Tidewater is Norfolk, which is located 93 miles away from the city of Richmond. Moreover, interstate 64 between Tidewater and Richmond is only two lanes, which assist with discouraging working commutes between the two regions.
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Old 01-03-2015, 06:09 PM
 
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Who makes up the growth in your population explosion? I thought only third world countries are experiencing this?
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Old 01-03-2015, 07:49 PM
 
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Moreover, interstate 64 between Tidewater and Richmond is only two lanes, which assist with discouraging working commutes between the two regions.
VDOT has proposed expanding I-64 from Newport News to Richmond to three lanes each way for years, however, it won't be for a very long time. The Hampton Roads crossing issue is the top priority, either by building a third crossing or adding a new four-lane eastbound bridge with two additional tubes to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (with the existing eastbound bridge and tube being redirected for westbound traffic).
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