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No. Although it would be interesting from a economic diversification standpoint. Then again that may not be much of an issue since you already have that diversification in Virginia and Maryland.
I doubt that DC's height limits have anything to do with it. More of an issue of where to put it, and what needs to be done with existing infrastructure if there is no where to put it (eminent domain) although I'm not sure that would ever happen.
All of this hand wringing over which inner city could actually support the Amazon headquarters. Best bet would be in the Rust Belt where you already have underutilized land, because of blight, vacant blocks, etc. Maybe a city like Detroit. Get the land cheap, and those areas would be more than willing to build out the public transportation if it does not exist. Give Detroit's Qline somewhere to go. Might even bring that city out of some of the financial issues they have there. Doubtful it would ever happen but it would be interesting if it did. Baltimore might be another option.
Amazon is looking for cities that already have the existing infrastructure; I think people overestimate this whole "Bezos: City Savior" complex thingy.
Baltimore, as well as Newark, could work (both of which are essentially East Coast Rust Belt cities) because they actually do check most of Amazon's boxes, plus they have much larger regional educated talent pools to draw from.
Amazon is looking for cities that already have the existing infrastructure; I think people overestimate this whole "Bezos: City Savior" complex thingy.
Baltimore, as well as Newark, could work (both of which are essentially East Coast Rust Belt cities) because they actually do check most of Amazon's boxes, plus they have much larger regional educated talent pools to draw from.
Absolutely. Plus Baltimore and Newark are closer to larger metropolitan areas. More options in those cities, and better infrastructure.
People like Richard Florida and Chris Leinberger believe that it's most likely going to be DC. I trust their judgments.
I agree with the purchase of a $23 million dollar home was the show stopper for me as far as DC being the pick. Even though Baltimore is close to DC, there is no infrastructure or mass transit that is advanced enough to move folks around. As it stands, the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Dundalk requires 'subsidized' bus service from Amazon (paid for by Baltimore City) to assist with getting people to work from the city because the existing bus service is not sufficient.
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