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View Poll Results: Will Philadelphia ever reach over 2,000,000 in population again?
No 71 60.17%
Yes 47 39.83%
Voters: 118. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-13-2010, 06:02 PM
 
Location: You Already Know: San Diego!
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In 1950 Dallas had a population of 434,462, now 1,279,910
Dallas has over 1,299,500 now and San Diego had over 1,306,300 people in 2009.

Dallas in 1950 434,462 in 2010 1,320,000.
San Diego in 1950 334,387 in 2010 1,380,000.
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Old 08-13-2010, 07:28 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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i honestly don't know, its becoming a poor man's NY. its always been a poor man's NY, but even more so...

we have the ****iest people in charge.
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Old 08-28-2010, 08:43 PM
 
Location: You Already Know: San Diego!
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Here is something on Phoenix.



I don't think Phoenix is in any position better than Philadelphia so it's going to be pretty close between the two from now on, with Phoenix only being marginally larger and Philadelphia gaining ground with slow growth.

I'm not saying this will take Philadelphia to the next million, but it can/may take it to the number 5 spot again if all this is true and Philadelphia continues to slowly grow only a matter of a few more years then.
I don't mean any disrespect to Phoenix though, I just wanted to share this and see what others may think.

I don't know. But what opinions can anyone else draw from this?
I don't really know . Check back in August 2011 when we have our city demographics, you know . Yes, though, if Phoenix is losing population, then Philly can take the 5 again . And if the city is losing for decades straight, then by 2020 or 2030, San Diego can take the 7 .

Phoenix losing population (i think 54% true): population of the city 1.67m to 1.64m
Can get Philly back to 5 with 1.63m by the year 2016 (now 6 w/ 1.54m)
Can get San Diego back to 7 with 1.58m by the year 2038 (now 1.38m)

You know, I found an article saying Phoenix is losing population according to the city limit signs. Too bad I can't find it now .

Ahh, here it is: http://www.azcentral.com/community/p...07.html?&wired (broken link)


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Old 08-29-2010, 12:53 PM
 
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I believe that Philly will regain 2 M people., the only thing that needs to be done is to expand the subway system, as well as the commuter rail system to West Chester, Reading, Lancaster, and the Lehigh Valley. Also, we need different ethnic groups to participate (Greeks, Portuguese, Brazilian, Trinidadians, Colombians, etc.) for us to reach 2 M. Immigration is key!!! And finally, we need to further diversify the economy, as the port dredging becomes an issue, as well as modernizing high speed commuter and freight rail, which would make Phila the logistics center of the East Coast, as well as America!!!
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Old 08-29-2010, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Surprise, AZ
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I don't really know . Check back in August 2011 when we have our city demographics, you know . Yes, though, if Phoenix is losing population, then Philly can take the 5 again . And if the city is losing for decades straight, then by 2020 or 2030, San Diego can take the 7 .

Phoenix losing population (i think 54% true): population of the city 1.67m to 1.64m
Can get Philly back to 5 with 1.63m by the year 2016 (now 6 w/ 1.54m)
Can get San Diego back to 7 with 1.58m by the year 2038 (now 1.38m)

You know, I found an article saying Phoenix is losing population according to the city limit signs. Too bad I can't find it now .

Ahh, here it is: http://www.azcentral.com/community/p...07.html?&wired (broken link)

According to city limit signs? BTW, there is no article.

Edit: I found the article, but that is the same article from January of 2009. It says nothing about city limit signs. Since then, the projected population does show an increase in the metro area: http://phoenixnevalley.com/phoenix-metro-ranks-11th-largest-metro-area/ (broken link)
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Old 08-30-2010, 03:35 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Phoenix grew so tremendously. Like literally out of no where, it just created itself.
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Old 08-30-2010, 07:55 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM - Summerlin, NV
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Philly is pretty ghetto. they Have to fix that. BEFORE ANYONE WOULD WANNA MOVE TO NEAR DOWNTOWN. Was NOT impressed.
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Old 08-30-2010, 07:58 AM
 
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^^^I guess that's why it's the 3rd largest downtown.
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Old 08-30-2010, 08:00 AM
 
Location: The City
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The more i think about this the more i think it actually will. Maybe by 2025 or 2030 or something
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Old 08-30-2010, 12:49 PM
 
Location: In the heights
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This seems pretty likely in the not too distant future. Philly still has some abandoned housing that can be brought back, highrise construction is going at a pretty good pace, warehouses that are sitting empty can be retrofitted into lofts, and there's a waterfront that still seems a bit sparse and industrial that can be changed. It's proximity to NYC is also a boon for philly as I know of several people here who have either moved or are planning to move to philly at some point. There needs to be cheaper (and also faster) train service though.
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