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Only problem is those numbers don't give you the non-hispanic figures. It includes hispanics in all their data AND gives you the Hispanic popoulation.
There is a column for Non-Hispanic White in the list of places in a state, once you scroll down below the map. It is true that the site doesn't break down the Black, Native American, Asian, etc. populations by Hispanic vs Non-Hispanic.
Chicago CSA/MSA/City proper still reigns #3 across the board.
By my calculations:
Chicago CSA- 9,986,960
Washington DC-Baltimore CSA- 9,973,383
Both CSA regions were under 30k away from cracking the 10 million mark with Chicagoland 13k ahead. Would have been great to see them both jump 10 million this Census. Great to see that Chicago MSA/CSA did not suffer the population loss predicted.
Again this is by my calculations (which I believe I did not miss anything).
Still waiting for an electrified frequent and through-running commuter rail system turnng MARC and VRE operations into a RER/S-Bahn for DC-Baltimore. Any chance we see that this decade?
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Still waiting for an electrified frequent and through-running commuter rail system turnng MARC and VRE operations into a RER/S-Bahn for DC-Baltimore. Any chance we see that this decade?
Getting closer but not quite, MARC specifically is planning to move trains into Northern Virginia once they establish a new Long Bridge that will double capacity in Arlington crossing the Potomac.
Getting closer but not quite, MARC specifically is planning to move trains into Northern Virginia once they establish a new Long Bridge that will double capacity in Arlington crossing the Potomac.
There's also Maglev going through federal review that certainly would cut times between the two tremendously. That's still very up in the air though.
Nice! Hopefully frequency and ridership is good enough that it makes sense to have prices low enough for use as intracity transport within Baltimore.
The maglev seems silly for the station distances involved and given the existing infrastructure already available for more conventional rail. I get it's supposed to be a downpayment on a larger system, but with the great uncertainty of expansion, the project seems a bit weird to me.
Two separate urban areas that have agglomerated into one region are not quite the same as one central core though. I do think it matters.
I am not debating that. It's much easier to grow for an area with 2-heads than an area with just 1, for sure..
I was just talking about the numbers, they are very close.
Two separate urban areas that have agglomerated into one region are not quite the same as one central core though. I do think it matters.
I think that it depends. If two areas are only connected by their far reach suburbia, then you have a point. If they are connected by relevant economic engines, substantial cultural institutions, resources, etc., then I think it's a case by case exercise that requires a working understanding of an area. I don't know that it's always safe to assume that there's inherently any particular advantage or disadvantage to having a singular or multi-core scenario.
Alas, the OMB really only cares about commuting patterns (which is sad in its own right), and official designations will continue to be defined mainly by what we do in our cars.
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