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Remember, you are the one who suggested that Baltimore isn't a DC suburb because it has its' own pro teams, which is obviously a ridiculous argument. The fact of the matter is that Baltimore shares its' airport with DC, which means that two cities are close to each other.
Then you suggested that Baltimore isn't a suburb because it operates independently from DC. But that's a ridiculous statement because most (if not all) cities operate independently from each other. They have their own mayor, city council, police dept., etc. Cities such as Rockville, Silver Spring, and Gaithersburg operate independently from every other city. But they are also DC suburbs. Just like Baltimore is!!!
Finally, I never said that people in DC didn't commute to Baltimore. But the reason that Baltimore is a DC suburb is that many many more people commute from Baltimore to DC. It's not even close, and this is the main reason that Baltimore IS a DC suburb. It's a very large suburb but still a suburb nonetheless!!!
Do you realize you're rambling on and making no sense? Find me ANY proof online that states Baltimore is a DC suburb.
KodeBlue even mentioned that it's only 3,500 people that commute. That's nothing.
How come if you look at rankings for cities about most educated/most wealthy/most dangerous,etc they have Baltimore separate from DC? Wouldn't they be the same category? Many times I see it say DC/Arlington/Alexandria as one but never DC/Baltimore.
Still never answered my question. What are cities like Towson and White Marsh. I thought they were suburbs of Baltimore but how can they be suburbs of a suburb?
Don't you think that if you're they ONLY person on here that thinks this, you might be wrong?
The only overlap they have is Howard County and maybe a small portion of Anne Arundel County. Montgomery, Prince George's, Frederick, Charles, and even Calvert counties have very few ties with Baltimore.
I feel like this happened already in the thread, but I'm referring to Anne Arundel. Where does it go? In particular, Annapolis. Even more specific, Edgewater.
Do you realize you're rambling on and making no sense? Find me ANY proof online that states Baltimore is a DC suburb.
KodeBlue even mentioned that it's only 3,500 people that commute. That's nothing.
How come if you look at rankings for cities about most educated/most wealthy/most dangerous,etc they have Baltimore separate from DC? Wouldn't they be the same category? Many times I see it say DC/Arlington/Alexandria as one but never DC/Baltimore.
Still never answered my question. What are cities like Towson and White Marsh. I thought they were suburbs of Baltimore but how can they be suburbs of a suburb?
Don't you think that if you're they ONLY person on here that thinks this, you might be wrong?
You just can't accept the fact that Baltimore is not the primary city in the region, DC is. I you seem to not want to talk about the fact Baltimore is part of the Washington CSA, which makes Baltimore a secondary city of this region. And don't be shocked when Baltimore becomes part of Washington's MSA at some point in the future. And because these cities are so close to each other, and DC is obviously the largest employment magnet in the region, Baltimore is a second fiddle suburb!!! Now you are obviously entitled to believe whatever you want to believe. But the facts are the facts: Baltimore is a DC suburb!!! And the fact that some may not agree with me, that's fine. The bottom line is that there are many people like yourself who get on these forums and don't know they're talking about!!
And because these cities are so close to each other, and DC is obviously the largest employment magnet in the region, Baltimore is a second fiddle suburb!!!
Is San Jose a suburb of San Francisco? West Palm a suburb of Miami?
Baltimore has its own thing going. It is not dependant on DC's economy. Just because a few thousand commute to DC, it doesn't not mean a metro with millions become a suburb. There's a lot of cross pollination between all of the metros in the Bos-Wash Corridor.
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