I guess we all agree or at least see that SA grew the MOST in #, not fastest %-wise, 2008-2009.
Here is another list that shows TOTAL growth (in #, not %) over the last few years; city not metro.
It is the city trying to escape the consequences of being a city
while still remaining a city. It is urban society trying to eat its
cake and keep it, too.
- Harlan Douglass, The Suburban Trend, 1925