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No genius….you are obviously not sure what I meant . It was a sarcastic response, but I was making an argument FOR Providence, not taking a shot at it!
The poster I was responding to seemed to imply that it was an unfair comparison to point out that Providence MSA has 60,000 more people than Milwaukee MSA because it includes 2 states. I am pointing out that exactly what you said, that NE states are much smaller in terms of land size, so saying that it’s not a fair comparison because Providence MSA includes 2 states doesn’t hold water because the states are much smaller in the NE.
I’m not sure why you decided to take a shot at Illinois and throw it into the conversation when it wasn’t being discussed
My fault. Misinterpreted. I don’t have anything against Illinois.
Just the energy, the subway system, the diversity, the entertainment and famous African Americans prove this is not true. At all.
Subways? (According to Wikipedia) 2019 Ridership/length
(For some reason the APTA is way lower than the MBTA numbers it reports)
Boston MBTA subway: 613,000 52 miles
The ‘L”: 675,000. 102 miles
MTA +PATH 9.4 million, 251 miles
Yeah it’s not even close.
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Subways? (According to Wikipedia) 2019 Ridership/length
(For some reason the APTA is way lower than the MBTA numbers it reports)
Boston MBTA: 613,000 52 miles
The ‘L”: 675,000. 102 miles
MTA +PATH 9.4 million, 251 miles
Yeah it’s not even close.
Interesting...2019 was pre-pandemic and Chicago was (before the pandemic) pretty consistently near the tops in terms of ridership. It may (and likely is) a different story now.
But I'm not sure I fully understand the comparison The "L" is just the city train and subway (downtown).
"Metra" is the large commuter rail across Chicagoland. Do they show "L" + "Metra" combined numbers?
Interesting...2019 was pre-pandemic and Chicago was (before the pandemic) pretty consistently near the tops in terms of ridership. It may (and likely is) a different story now.
But I'm not sure I fully understand the comparison The "L" is just the city train and subway (downtown).
"Metra" is the large commuter rail across Chicagoland. Do they show "L" + "Metra" combined numbers?
That was the MBTA Subway (4 lines) not the system, the system is ~1.2 million per day
I account for Vibes when I say it’s right in the middle because the honest empirical truth is is much closer to Boston.
So I do account for it. But I’m also not going to ignore factual reality that heavily/blatantly.
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. It was a sarcastic response, but I was making an argument FOR Providence, not taking a shot at it!
