The Greater Seattle Puget Sound Around Have Around 8-10 Million People By Or Before 2050?

[ComputerProgrammer]

Originally Posted by Tall Tiger

I think 8-10 Million is a little higher than I would expect. So much depends on the economy and whether the tech economy and Boeing can grow significantly more jobs. Because of the lay of the puget sound and mountains to the east as well as Lake Washington, it's difficult and costly to develop neighborhoods and Seattle doesn't have the infrastructure to handle a sizable traffic increase.

If you count Snohomish down to Thurston, I think someone said that would be 4.6 Million...my guess is about 50% growth to about 7 Million so pretty clsoe to that lower number in your projection...jmo

Sorry I don't know why you and others keep saying that. I must not understand something. There appears to be a ton of room for growth like west of Everett etc. etc. I look at google maps and drive around that area and juts outside of Puget sound to the Northeast there appears to be a ton of room.

[Seacove]

West of Everett? Are you in scuba gear? There is not a lot of room for growth in the Seattle metro, mostly density. You could go into the outer perimeter which is already happening. Fifteen years ago Duvall was talked about as a suburb the way it is today. At the same time, if you are looking at building the outskirts (Puyallup is an example) those areas make for long commutes. Arlington of 2050 would probably be Lake Stevens of today. That would not make that area more desirable, just more affordable. To make that workable you would need mass transit. And an oversight committee that would be relentless in protecting what could potentially be wrecked if not developed carefully.