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Originally Posted by cabasse
i agree with a lot of this, but philly does have schuylkill yards, and dallas has definitively better transit than charlotte... (and arguably better coverage than marta, even) |
Both good points. I had only ever seen/ridden the dinky little streetcar in Dallas and didn't realize it connected to commuter rail.
As impressive and transformative as Schuylkill Yards will be for Philly, it's nowhere near enough to accommodate Amazon's proposed plans. Current plans call for about 2.8 million sf of eventual office (presumably some of which has already been reserved). And parks and other design features knock a few acres off the 14 acre footprint. You'll recall that Amazon is hoping for space to accommodate 8 million sf, roughly 2.5 times what Schuylkill Yards will provide. On top of that, Philly is a bit more expensive than Boston or Atlanta.
But your basic point is right. Maybe Philly lands in the Top 3 and is even ahead of ATL or Boston. Dallas is probably Top 5, but I don't see it in the Top 3. Of course, if I knew how to predict what Bezos was thinking I'd be very rich and wouldn't be wasting time on internet forums...