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Charlotte, although I too am hopeful that the transit progress is one (just one, though) step in the right direction
San Diego
DC Metro
Phoenix
Atlanta
Why did everyone who mentioned Houston or Atlanta suddenly forget about DFW? It is much bigger than those two places but it rarely gets mentioned or bashed.
Austin is another city that grew too fast. It became a small city within 5-10 years of popularity. I think it's as overrated as the O.C.
I heard that Calgary is sprawling like crazy right now; it's the size of the 5 boroughs of New York City.
As a city proper San Antonio was one of the fastest growing in recent census bureau statistics. Forbes also just recetly mentioned it almost made the list as one of fastest growing metros. It grew by nearly 1,000,000 people since 1980.
1980 1,071,954
2007 over 2,000,000
2020 2.5-2.7 million.
I would say Stafford County, VA. It started booming in the late 1980's-early 1990's and hasn't slowed down yet. Parts of it are still rural, but lots of its farmland and woods in the northern part are now faceless, homogenous subdivisions.
I think the Raleigh-Durham CSA is growing too fast as we speak.
I was born, raised here, and still resire here--and I think I agree with you! It has absolutely EXPLODED. Before the economy went sour, people were moving here with NO job, they just "heard" it was the place to be and moved east/south.
I was born, raised here, and still resire here--and I think I agree with you! It has absolutely EXPLODED. Before the economy went sour, people were moving here with NO job, they just "heard" it was the place to be and moved east/south.
Wake County growth
1970-1980: 72,423 (301,429 total in 1980)
1980-1990: 124,882 (426,311 total in 1990)
1990-2000: 201,535 (627,846 total in 2000)
2000-2010: 272,154 (approximately 900,000 in 2010 - official numbers aren't yet in, but this estimate does include a slight slowdown with in-migration 2008-2010)
It took Wake County 199 years to hit 300,000. It will take only 45 or so to get from there to 1,000,000, which is just for the entire county, and not the entire metro.
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It has absolutely EXPLODED. Before the economy went sour, people were moving here with NO job, they just "heard" it was the place to be and moved east/south.
