2013 Combined Statistical Area Population and 3-year Growth (best, comparison, ranking)

[dollaztx]

Originally Posted by cdw1084

Switch Dallas and Atlanta in your sentence and everything is correct.

Nope, you can argue on what transportation method is better and more effective, or which one "feels" denser but otherwise what Standard said is correct.

Density - City (2012)
Dallas - 3,645/sq mi
Houston - 3,604/sq mi
Atlanta - 3,188/sq mi

Density - MSA
DFW - 634/sq mi (2010)
Greater Houston - 630/sq mi (2010)
Atlanta - 630/sq mi (2012)

Rail
Dallas - 85 miles / 55 stations*
Atlanta - 48 Miles / 38 stations
Houston - 13 miles / 24 stations

*If you include TRE & DCTA it's actually 140 miles / 71 stations

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

No crystal ball, but if growth for the remainder of the decade remains the same, here is how 2020 will look.

2020 Projected CSAs and Uncombined MSAs, Population 3,000,000+
New York 24,435,441
Los Angeles 19,460,082
Washington DC 10,350,055
Chicago 10,080,279
San Francisco 9,208,729
Boston 8,386,466
Dallas 8,120,019
Houston 7,427,598
Philadelphia 7,330,803
Miami 7,102,446
Atlanta 6,749,959
Detroit 5,303,474
Seattle 4,891,133
Phoenix 4,879,137
Minneapolis 4,061,701
Denver 3,712,324
San Diego 3,481,776
Cleveland 3,468,620
Orlando 3,343,246
Portland 3,257,308
Tampa 3,074,329

After this lot^, I would keep an eye on the following:

Projected 2020 based on 2010-2013 growth rates
St Louis 2,937,150(is at 2.905 now but probably wont hit 3M til the next decade)
Salt Lake City 2,663,459
Charlotte 2,663,076
San Antonio 2,592,648
Raleigh 2,311,281

[Newsboy]

Originally Posted by Standard111

Dallas actually has a larger rapid transit rail, larger skyline, and much denser neighborhoods than Atlanta.

It feels bigger, too.

When did Dallas get RAPID TRANSIT RAIL?!

[Staysean23]

Originally Posted by Standard111

Dallas actually has a larger rapid transit rail, larger skyline, and much denser neighborhoods than Atlanta.

It feels bigger, too.

When did Dallas get a rapid transit system. ❓❓

[Standard111]

Originally Posted by Staysean23

When did Dallas get a rapid transit system. ❓❓

Since 1996.

[gwillyfromphilly]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

When did Dallas get RAPID TRANSIT RAIL?!

Originally Posted by Staysean23

When did Dallas get a rapid transit system. ❓❓

Their transit system is called DART which stands for "Dallas Area Rapid Transit". So the poster Standard111 is actually correct with his statement.

[Newsboy]

Originally Posted by gwillyfromphilly

Their transit system is called DART which stands for "Dallas Area Rapid Transit". So the poster Standard111 is actually correct with his statement.

They can call it whatever they want, but DART is NOT rapid transit rail.

Rapid transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[CravingMountains]

Originally Posted by Standard111

Since 1996.

Please tell me you aren't talking about that trolly thing that runs around downtown Dallas?

[Spade]

Originally Posted by CravingMountains

Please tell me you aren't talking about that trolly thing that runs around downtown Dallas?

No that's exactly not what he's talking about.

[Standard111]

Originally Posted by Newsboy

They can call it whatever they want, but DART is NOT rapid transit rail.

Rapid transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ok, so now you're just lying.

I say that Atlanta doesn't have rapid transit rail either, just because.