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The fact that you believe that Baltimore feels more like a real city than DC has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Baltimore is a DC suburb. First of all, the two cities are only 35 miles apart. Second of all, DC is a much larger employment draw than Baltimore. In other words, DC has a much larger downtown/CBD that has many more of the regions workers than Baltimore does. This is what creates the commuting patterns that makes Baltimore a DC suburb.
If you are basing your argument off of employment draw and commuting patterns, then I guess D.C. is a suburb of Northern Virginia....NO WAY RIGHT!! Baltimore is not a D.C. Suburb!!
First of all, I'm quite aware that Baltimore is an independent city (not part of any county), but that's absolutely irrelevant because it's 35 miles from DC. The fact that Baltimore has it's own pro teams is also absolutely irrelevant!!! And yes, Baltimore has its' own MSA (for now) but it's also part of the Washington CSA. So evidently, Baltimore is not as independent as you think!!! And the fact that you live in Baltimore but you also live close enough to work in DC proves my point: Baltimore is a DC suburb, pure and simple!!!
And oh by the way, if Baltimore has nothing to do with DC, if it's totally independent from DC, then why is Baltimore's airport called the Baltimore/WASHINGTON International Airport?
Because the maryland aviation administration is smart enough to pull travelers from the D.C. area and continue to grow with an increase in enplanements every year. Unlike DUlles
Look at which city is listed first (excluding #6). The most important city in the CSA. That doesn't make any of the other cities listed a suburb by all means.
Your argument is invalid.
Just a minor correction--they list the largest city first. It doesn't make any of the other cities suburbs, yes.
Well I assume that "Baltimore" must be the most important suburb to ever have exhisted.
-The 2nd largest point of entry, behind Ellis Island during the great wave of European immigration more than a century ago
-Home of the first commericial and passanger railroad in the USA (B&O)
-Home of argubably the world's best hospital (doctors and nurses are more vital and smarter than politicians!)
-One of the largest ports in the country
-I even heard somewhere that Queen Anne's Co., on the eastern shore is now part of the Baltimore Metro Area. Obviously a significant number of commuters are making the trip up 95 as well.
Baltimore is in no way shape or form a suburb, much less a suburb of D.C. Perhaps some suburban jurisdictions overlap, but that is the extent of the argument.
Both D.C. and Baltimore are their own independent cities with their own suburbs and exurbs. However, as the D.C. metro area and city population continues to grow along with Bmore's growing population despite its population decrease (it might grow again though), both cities will one day form a regional megacity of some sorts coupled with the Annapolis metro area too!
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