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« on: June 22, 2015, 06:03:04 PM »

Houston poised to become country’s #3 city

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« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2015, 06:09:43 PM »

$60 oil says probably not until after 2040.
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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2015, 06:55:12 PM »

Bring back the sweeping annexation powers the City of Houston once enjoyed and we could get this accomplished with a few strokes of the pen.
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2015, 07:19:05 PM »

Hopefully never.
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« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2015, 08:36:50 AM »

Does Houston continue to annex new suburban land around its boundaries?
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2015, 09:21:28 AM »


Why? I honestly prefer Houston to Chicago.

Chicago needs to learn their place.
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« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2015, 09:57:19 AM »

What is wrong with you? Chicago shall always be the Second City.

Bring back the sweeping annexation powers the City of Houston once enjoyed and we could get this accomplished with a few strokes of the pen.

Don't they still have these powers, but simply choose not to exercise them in fear of upsetting the municipal political balance?
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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2015, 10:52:43 AM »

Does Houston continue to annex new suburban land around its boundaries?
Mainly commercial property.

In reaction to past annexations, the legislature has set up several impediments to annexation.  They require services in the area be brought up to the level of the current city within a few years of annexation.  In addition, the city must have an annexation plan for the future.  This may give targets more time to prepare to fend off the city.  The VRA may also come into play, since the suburban areas typically are whiter.

Limited-purpose annexations can be made outside the annexation plan.  The city does not have to provide services, does not levy property taxes, but levies a sales tax which may be shared with the developer.

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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2015, 02:36:45 PM »

Houston is 2.2 million people in 627 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro with 6.22 million people.

Chicago is 2.7 million people in 234 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro of 9.5 million people.

Keep dreaming, Houston.
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2015, 03:42:52 PM »

Probably never if the water runs out.
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2015, 04:10:06 PM »

Houston is 2.2 million people in 627 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro with 6.22 million people.

Chicago is 2.7 million people in 234 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro of 9.5 million people.

Keep dreaming, Houston.
City populations cross in 2029, metro populations in 2034.



Remember, the Houston metro area already includes Cleveland, Dayton, Richmond, and Santa Fe.
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« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2015, 04:33:30 PM »

I'll believe it when I see it. 
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« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2015, 07:17:08 PM »

Probably never. 
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« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2015, 08:13:35 PM »

What is wrong with you? Chicago shall always be the Second City.

God no.


You'll see it in a few years then.

Houston is a up and coming city. Chicago is a stagnant one at best.
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« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2015, 12:48:34 AM »

What is wrong with you? Chicago shall always be the Second City.

God no.


You'll see it in a few years then.

Houston is a up and coming city. Chicago is a stagnant one at best.
In 20 years if growth rates are constant (they wont be)
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« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2015, 01:51:50 AM »

What is wrong with you? Chicago shall always be the Second City.

God no.


You'll see it in a few years then.

Houston is a up and coming city. Chicago is a stagnant one at best.

Chicago is an oak; Houston is a mushroom.
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« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2015, 03:44:04 AM »

Houston is 2.2 million people in 627 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro with 6.22 million people.

Chicago is 2.7 million people in 234 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro of 9.5 million people.

Keep dreaming, Houston.

Mumbai actually has less area than Chicago and 12.5 million people. Now that's a dense city.
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« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2015, 11:45:54 AM »

Houston is 2.2 million people in 627 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro with 6.22 million people.

Chicago is 2.7 million people in 234 sq. miles in a 10,000 sq mile metro of 9.5 million people.

Keep dreaming, Houston.

Mumbai actually has less area than Chicago and 12.5 million people. Now that's a dense city.
Chicago could easily have like 4 or 5 million in its city limits and still be roomy enough for most Americans. 

But Madeleine is right... Chicago is an oak...Houston is a mushroom...

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« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2015, 12:08:02 PM »

Nuke the entire Sun Belt (normal)
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« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2015, 01:13:02 PM »

Would that make Houston 1C?

NYC is 1A and LA is 1B.
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« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2015, 01:40:08 PM »

Would that make Houston 1C?

NYC is 1A and LA is 1B.
I think it would make them all 6A.  Chicago drops to 5A.
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« Reply #21 on: June 24, 2015, 05:25:57 PM »

It would be ironic if the person who put Houston ahead of Chicago population wise, was moving from Chicago to Houston.

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« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2015, 06:26:40 PM »

It would be ironic if the person who put Houston ahead of Chicago population wise, was moving from Chicago to Houston.
And either works for United Airlines or British Petroleum.
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« Reply #23 on: June 24, 2015, 06:46:50 PM »

The population rankings are becoming deceptive. Chicago is far more a city than Houston ever will be; the only reason Houston may pass Chicago is the annexation of suburban areas. If Chicago annexed suburban areas in order to be the same area as Houston, or Houston decreased its area to be entirely urban and the same sq. miles as Chicago, both ways would have Chicago with a higher population than Houston.
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« Reply #24 on: June 24, 2015, 07:50:18 PM »

What is wrong with you? Chicago shall always be the Second City.

God no.


You'll see it in a few years then.

Houston is a up and coming city. Chicago is a stagnant one at best.
In 20 years if growth rates are constant (they wont be)

In 20 years, not much is going to change to make Chicago more appealing, though granted, Houston could easily become less appealing.

What is wrong with you? Chicago shall always be the Second City.

God no.


You'll see it in a few years then.

Houston is a up and coming city. Chicago is a stagnant one at best.

Chicago is an oak; Houston is a mushroom.

You're giving far too much credit to Chicago.
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