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Originally Posted by JManc
^ Houston has two. Or will soon. Mainly because my wife and I order so much stuff from them..
Atlanta (or Philly) doesn't have an issue with housing and transit but Dallas and Houston does? All three cities airports are well connected globally. I've flown all over the world, direct, out of Houston. DFW and ATL just happen to be the main hubs for AA and Delta, respectively. Housing and transit for 50,000 new employees will be a challenge anywhere. They're not all going to live downtown and take the subway/train into the office. Most will have houses and drive.
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Atlanta is also experiencing some growing pains, yes. Philadelphia and Chicago are best positioned to absorb an extra 50,000 workers IMO. They have the density and the space to easily accommodate more people. That's a little more challenging in places that are totally dominated by SFHs and comparatively low density MF.
Not all of the workers will live downtown, but many will live in the downtown and surrounding areas of wherever HQ2 ends up given the profile of techies. Chicago and Philadelphia offer both suburban and urban lifestyles. You won't find in Atlanta, Dallas, or Houston, which are almost exclusively suburban. Even then, suburban Chicago and Philadelphia are well served by transit. If Amazon does select a site in either downtown, employees will have plenty of commuting options.