Monday, May 31, 2004

Just Kidding..

Off the Kuff: Today Philly, tomorrow Houston?:So now that Phoenix has passed (or is on the brink of passing) Philadekphia to become America's fifth-most populous city, how long until they catch up to Houston for #4?
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Realistically, Atlanta may offer Houston a more immediate challenge in the growth game than Phoenix. Metropolitan Atlanta grew by 1.2 million people, or "Realistically, Atlanta may offer Houston a more immediate challenge in the growth game than Phoenix. Metropolitan Atlanta grew by 1.2 million people, or nearly 40 percent, in the 1990s, partly because several more counties were added to its metro area. However, such redefining reflects genuine suburban growth.

Murdock said Houston and Atlanta are "basically the same cities for all intents and purposes. Both have been growing very rapidly, both are in strong growth areas, and I'd hate to make the call as to which is likely to be greater in 20 years."

Obviously, we'll have to start annexing faster if we want to stay ahead of Atlanta. Hey, Galveston, you guys don't really need to be a separate city, do you?


Oh No .. Don't give those expansionistic idiots any more dumb ideas. The Houston Port Authority already is digging in, The Harris county Toll Road Authority wants to build a toll bridge to replace our free ferry. There are some screwey people here that believe this is progress.

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