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Both DC and Boston reach over 1.1-1.2 million ish population within 100 sq mi or less from their city center. Does LA reach this from DTLA expanding outward? In fact outside of the top 5, do any American cities come to this threshold?
Both DC and Boston reach over 1.1-1.2 million ish population within 100 sq mi or less from their city center. Does LA reach this from DTLA expanding outward? In fact outside of the top 5, do any American cities come to this threshold?
I'd imagine LA could have deeper neighborhoods away from DTLA that clusters up and combined comes close, but I'm talking from the most urban downtown building core going outward.
I'd have to run the numbers.
Regarding DC... DC alone exceeds 1 million during weekdays, the original 100 sq. mi "diamond" is closer to 1.4-1.5 million during peak hours. Arlington & Alexandra have a combined residential population of ~400k as of 2020.
Regarding that threshold, Miami exceeds 1 million within 100 sq mi. Seattle/Baltimore/SD/Houston/MSP are the next closest with all being in the 7-800k range
What? We're adding the entire population of nearby cities to calculate daytime populations?
Arlington & Alexandria where literally a part of DC. Just because those districts have been politically split doesn't mean they magically stopped physically, economically and culturally functioning as one.
Second you need to add jurisdictions because neither Boston or DC's political city limits are 100 sq mi in area.
Arlington & Alexandria where literally a part of DC. Just because those districts have been politically split doesn't mean they magically stopped physically, economically and culturally functioning as one.
And? It doesn't mean that Arlington and Alexandria literally empty out during the daytime for every single resident to head over to DC. I'm sure there's a much better way to calculate this.
And? It doesn't mean that Arlington and Alexandria literally empty out during the daytime for every single resident to head over to DC. I'm sure there's a much better way to calculate this.
They don't empty out. On any given normal workday its estimated that 4-500k additional people enter DC-Arlington-Alexandria for work. With the sole exception of Manhattan, The DC "diamond" has the largest influx of commuters in the country (Boston is third with ~300k).
People literally commute to work in DC from as far away as NYC and the Carolina's. Its that extreme.
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And? It doesn't mean that Arlington and Alexandria literally empty out during the daytime for every single resident to head over to DC. I'm sure there's a much better way to calculate this.
You have to take into account how cities like DC and also Boston function. Arlington and Alexandria are a part of DC's original planned capital district. They function as satellites/ or de facto boroughs, but belong to a separate jurisdiction in a separate state. Arlington, VA is one of the largest job centers in the region outside of DC proper.
DC, Alexandria, and Arlington each see a heavy increase of population during the work week. But even outside of the work week the population doesn't drop below 1.1 million or so over that 102 sq miles.
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