March 22, 2007
BECAUSE CITIES WERE A MISTAKE:
Major decline in Cook County population (ART GOLAB, 3/22/07, Chicago Sun-Times)
Census population estimates released today show Cook County posted the third biggest decline in the nation, losing 88,000 residents since 2000.Only counties surrounding New Orleans, ravaged by a hurricane, and Detroit, clobbered by a declining auto industry, lost more. [...]
The numbers illustrate a continuing national trend of counties with large urban areas losing population, said Loyola University demographer Kenneth Johnson.
Disney offers the better model for cities---use mass transit to bring guests into the facilities for work and play but close them at the end of the night. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 22, 2007 12:29 PM
They're moving out to the collar counties, especially Will and Kane. The growth in the Joliet and Plainfield area in the last 10 years is amazing. It's impossible to recognize the Will County of my childhood.
BTW, they're bringing plenty of cars and road construction with them.
Posted by: jdkelly at March 22, 2007 12:49 PMWait until blowdry's new budget is implemented, we're already losing at least 1 rep, wonder if we'll lose 3?
Posted by: Sandy P at March 22, 2007 12:54 PMRequired reading: "Interurban Queen" by R. A. Lafferty
Posted by: Joseph Hertzlinger at March 22, 2007 1:12 PMAs a Crook County resident, I can't say I blame anyone for deserting this morass of mismanagement. Liked it much better in DuPage.
Posted by: Dreadnought at March 22, 2007 2:41 PMjd, thanks for that reassurance. I was afraid they were building a trolley car system.
Posted by: erp at March 22, 2007 3:55 PMDon't forget the new outlet mall.
They were putting 355 girders up last week.
Posted by: Sandy P at March 22, 2007 8:12 PMProgress, and the automobile makes it possible.
Posted by: Lou Gots at March 23, 2007 4:57 AMThe future beckons: Monorail!
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