Good point. City size is relative. Before moving here 20 years ago, I lived in Columbus, Ohio. They grew as a city by expanding their geographic boundaries. Nice place with a city population greater than Minneapolis, but I prefer Minneapolis. Grew up happily in Milwaukee, but still like Minneapolis better.
But this metro is the 14th largest. Bigger than both of those places, and bigger than all but one on the list below. Metro population is a more meaningful measure of size. Minneapolis does not operate as an island. And saying that those who moved to Minneapolis since the 70's have only brought problems is pretty parochial point of view. Besides, this city and state have the lowest levels of immigration of major metros. Don't have my hands on the figures just now, but given the size of this market, there could be a lot more immigration. Steve Kotvis Kenwood > Hmmmmmmm..... > Lets see..... > Portland, Oregon 500,000 > Seattle, Washington 500,000 > Milwaukee, Wisconsin 950,000 > Minneapolis, Minnesota 350,000 > > Been there, done those, all had good and bad points. > Are they better than here? Depends on point of view. > Minneapolis is a great place to live, and that is why I live IN Minneapolis. > > Ron Leurquin > Nokomis East > > > > > Jim Mork writes: > Growth > I don't want to "grow" as a city. Name a city LARGER than Minneapolis that > you would want to live in. The fact is that there is a limit beyond which > the problems of cities cannot really be managed. Since the 1970s, the > people who have been attracted to Minneapolis have brought more problems > than solutions. I only want "growth" when the opposite happens. As to > people who commute 50 miles, WHY bother commuting 50 miles? Why WOULD they > go that far to a city for which some on this list show so little liking or > respect? I think a 50-mile commute is a proof of foolishness, not wisdom. > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
