Will houston surpass chicago as the third largest city (cost, living, state)
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With the "new urbanist" movement coming into swing and the countless development projects in Chicago (Spire, Trump, Waterview, Elysian, Museum 1, etc etc etc) I think Chicago's population will once again boom.
I think what initially hurt Chicago's population was the crime. With the city quickly gentrifying and with the most diverse economy in the country I think it will hold its #3 spot for atleast the next 50 years.
However, I do predict population increases in many Northeastern cities (via urbanist movement)
What does that have anything to do with it--CSA measures areas not cities, MSA follows county lines... I happen to believe Urban Areas are the most accurate to define the size of a city.
Actually, I think city proper means a lot. It tells you how many people can afford to (and for the most part desire to) live and play in the city where they work. (Though some people prefer a non-city life.) IMO, metropolitan areas are the more arbitrary of the two.
What does that have anything to do with it--CSA measures areas not cities, MSA follows county lines... I happen to believe Urban Areas are the most accurate to define the size of a city.
You just sent me the link for Combined Statistical Areas (CSA) and I said CSA are better at measuring areas than cities--for example, why should Baltimore get credited with Washington DC's MSA? The Baltimore-Washington area is what is represented in CSA, I certainly won't say Baltimore has 8 million people.
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