Cities that belong in other states
One might argue that culturally speaking,
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The other two seem spot on. |
Mobile in LA, Memphis in MS, Charleston in GA.
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Kansas City, MO into Kansas.
Michigan City, IN into Michigan. If for no other reason than to end the confusion surrounding their names. |
Buffalo should be somewhere where buffalo roam.
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Wherever the hell Darren Bailey is from belongs in Kentucky
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Philadelphia belongs in New Jersey.
It's the very reason for the state of Pennsylvania's existence, but an uninformed visitor to Philadelphia would barely know that it's the primate city of a state that stretches 300 miles to the west. Somewhat akin to the relation of NYC to the rest of New York state on a much smaller scale. And among the very first attributes of Philadelphia that denizens cite about their city is not even integral to the city itself. Very often, the first thing a Philadelphia-area local mentions when talking about his city is its proximity to New York, followed by the Jersey shore. I happen to think that Philadelphia is a great city on its own... but it always feels like locals want to almost immediately tout that NYC is 2 hours away or the shore is 60 miles away. It's clear that, at least subconsicously, they want to be part of Jersey. |
I occasionally feel like Philadelphia would be a better fit for New Jersey, Maryland (especially since it once had a claim on the area), or Delaware. Each state is far more progressive than PA, which is more of a purple state overall. Plus, Trenton and Dover would probably support, prioritize, and recognize Philadelphia as its economic and growth engine more than Harrisburg (I'm not sure about Annapolis since they fail to do the same for Baltimore).
While I'm content with Philly being in PA, one major benefit I'd see from being part of New Jersey is transit funding. NJ actually funds NJ Transit pretty sufficiently, unlike PA with SEPTA. There's also the fact that NJ has always been part of the "North", while DE and MD fall below the Mason-Dixon Line. |
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Windsor, Ontario, should be in Michigan
Las Vegas in California Pittsburgh in West Virginia (to give WV a big city) Grand Rapids in Wisconsin or Minnesota |
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Rationale for why GR would fit better with those states rather than MI? |
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what fraction of Jersey's population is outside the NYC and PHL CSAs?
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Houston should be in its own state.
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