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Old 04-13-2009, 04:41 PM
 
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That's a pretty weak comparison. If you look at the other "Megalopolis" areas of BosWash and the Taiheiyo Belt, you see a string of cities that are completely connected to create what seems to one contiguous belt of cities.

If you look at this link, you will see the highlights of BosWash and teh Taiheiyo Belt, and you can see ChiPitts on the US map too.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...egalopolis.png

This isn't to rip Chicago or anything, but this "ChiPitts" deal isn't really legit. It's basically the MidWest. This isn't even meant to knock ChiPitts...I'm just saying, posting the population of ChiPitts vs BosWash to say "we're just as big as you" isn't accurate.

Also known as the Rust Belt. While that region of the country is responsible for enormous amounts of manufacturing (or was until some bean counter decided to move jobs to other countries), it is not exactly comparable to the BosWash, which is essentially a straight line that is very narrow (because people want to live close to the coast).

The ChiPitts thing is about as big as Texas and probably contains more cows than people.

Plus, adding Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Green Bay and Buffalo to your 'megalopolis' does not exactly enhance it's cultural or economic status.

Here come a whole set of new posters I guess.

 
Old 04-13-2009, 04:42 PM
 
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^^Plus, adding Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Green Bay and Buffalo to your 'megalopolis' does not exactly enhance it's cultural or economic status.

I guess when you keep Chicago in that context, it's a pretty cool urban scene.
 
Old 04-13-2009, 04:49 PM
 
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Old 04-13-2009, 05:18 PM
 
Location: West Town, Chicago
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The truth is, no Chicagoans are really concerned that the City isn't surrounded by other large cities (though Indy and Milwaukee are both bigger than Boston). We don't need to go anywhere else, we've got a city with an economy that's larger than Belgium's! Our suburbs extend sixty miles in every direction. Matter of fact, the only people I have ever heard who are happy that New York is so close to Boston, Philly, and DC are people from Boston, Philly, and DC. Those are all great cities, but New Yorkers aren't going around boasting about how close they are to Boston, believe me. I would much rather be proud of where I'm actually from, rather than proud of where I'm four hours away from.
 
Old 04-13-2009, 05:20 PM
 
Location: West Loop Chicago
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I think that the importance of these corridors is diminishing in the 21st century. With frequent air travel, cell phones, blackberries, the internet, video conferencing, etc. you can conduct business from anywhere. I once worked remotely and set up a conference call while I was on holiday in Moldova.
 
Old 04-13-2009, 05:56 PM
 
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The truth is, no Chicagoans are really concerned that the City isn't surrounded by other large cities (though Indy and Milwaukee are both bigger than Boston). We don't need to go anywhere else, we've got a city with an economy that's larger than Belgium's! Our suburbs extend sixty miles in every direction. Matter of fact, the only people I have ever heard who are happy that New York is so close to Boston, Philly, and DC are people from Boston, Philly, and DC. Those are all great cities, but New Yorkers aren't going around boasting about how close they are to Boston, believe me. I would much rather be proud of where I'm actually from, rather than proud of where I'm four hours away from.
I am proud of where I am from, Boston. I'm also grateful to be part of a true metropolitan corridor so that when I decide I might want to visit another city, I can actually find one.

Um, Indy and Milwaukee are not bigger than Boston, unless you insist on defining a metro area within its political boundaries. In which case we can start referring to neighborhoods or wards and precincts. Or we will have to start referring to Boston as Eastern Massachusetts, or some other such moniker, to be sure that the people from Cambridge don't feel left out.

Of course, if we start doing that, Chicago suffers even more, because within the actual boundaries of Chicago, the population is declining, while in Boston and New York, it is increasing (for the past 7 years).
 
Old 04-13-2009, 06:02 PM
 
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Milwaukee proper, and Indianapolis proper are both bigger than Boston proper.
 
Old 04-13-2009, 06:02 PM
 
Location: Oak Park, IL
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. The annual census estimates from 1991 to 2000 showed a decline in Chicago's population. The actual census enumeration of 2000, however, showed a population increase.

The annual census estimates from 2001 to 2008 have showed a decline in Chicago's population. We'll have to wait for the numbers from the 2010 census to know for certain.
 
Old 04-13-2009, 06:03 PM
 
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Old 04-13-2009, 06:03 PM
 
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I am proud of where I am from, Boston. I'm also grateful to be part of a true metropolitan corridor so that when I decide I might want to visit another city, I can actually find one.

Um, Indy and Milwaukee are not bigger than Boston, unless you insist on defining a metro area within its political boundaries. In which case we can start referring to neighborhoods or wards and precincts. Or we will have to start referring to Boston as Eastern Massachusetts, or some other such moniker, to be sure that the people from Cambridge don't feel left out.

Of course, if we start doing that, Chicago suffers even more, because within the actual boundaries of Chicago, the population is declining, while in Boston and New York, it is increasing (for the past 7 years).
Actually, I showed yesterday where Chicago has grown in the last year.
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