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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Your comparison example also highlights another MASSIVE difference between Chicago and Atlanta.
Buckhead: 90,000 people / 24 sq. miles = 3,750 ppsm
Lincoln Park: 70,000 people / 3 sq. miles = 23,500 ppsm
To put that in perspective, here's Schaumburg:
Schaumburg: 79,000 people / 19 sq. miles = 4,150 ppsm
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This is why I laughed when ardecila said Chicago has the same sprawl as Atlanta. Atlanta is the least dense metro in America.
Proof:
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/.../urban-sprawl/
Naperville, a far west car centric suburb, has a higher population density than the booming world class that is Atlanta.
Don't compare Chicago and Atlanta