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Old 10-30-2011, 01:23 PM
 
Location: West Paris
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The U.S. and Canada's emerging cities are not experiencing the kind of super-charged growth one sees in urban areas of the developing world, notably China and India. But unlike Europe, this huge land mass' population is slated to expand by well over 100 million people by 2050, driven in large part by continued immigration.
In the course of the next 40 years, the biggest gainers won't be behemoths like New York, Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles, but less populous, easier-to-manage cities that are both affordable and economically vibrant.
Americans may not be headed to small towns or back to the farms, but they are migrating to smaller cities. Over the past decade, the biggest migration of Americans has been to cities with between 100,000 and 1 million residents. In contrast, notes demographer Wendell Cox, regions with more than 10 million residents suffered a 10% rate of net outmigration, and those between 5 million and 10 million lost a net 2.4%.
In North America it's all about expanding options. A half-century ago, the bright and ambitious had relatively few choices: Toronto and Montreal for Canadians or New York, Chicago or Los Angeles for Americans. In the 1990s a series of other, fast-growing cities--San Jose, Calif.; Miami; San Diego; Houston; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; and Phoenix--emerged with the capacity to accommodate national and even global businesses.
Now several relatively small-scale urban regions are reaching the big leagues. These include at least two cities in Texas: Austin and San Antonio. Economic vibrancy and growing populations drive these cities, which ranked first and second, respectively, among large cities on Our "Best Places For Jobs" list.

North America's Fastest-Growing Cities | Newgeography.com
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Old 10-30-2011, 06:35 PM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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The photo in the story is of Raleigh and it's out of date. The tallest building in the city is missing. I'm guessing that photo is 5 years old.
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Old 10-30-2011, 06:51 PM
 
Location: NC
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The photo in the story is of Raleigh and it's out of date. The tallest building in the city is missing. I'm guessing that photo is 5 years old.
Articles seem to use the same old pictures all the time, haha
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Old 10-30-2011, 08:09 PM
 
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The Greater Toronto area grows by 100,000 people every year, and there are currently over 130 highrise buildings under construction in the city. Not too shabby for an old, established North American city.
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Old 10-30-2011, 08:16 PM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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The Greater Toronto area grows by 100,000 people every year, and there are currently over 130 highrise buildings under construction in the city. Not too shabby for an old, established North American city.
Hopefully it won't get overheated like Miami did in the mid 2000s. Toronto is one of my favorite North American cities.......at least it is in the Summer!
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