Amazon HQ2 thread

[bnk]

In reality very few cities in America could meet all of their needs.

Esp on the transit issue. I eliminated cities in CA that make no since and NY due to costs. These are the cities that have a chance at the bid. Some near the bottom of the list are less likely. Talking about any other one is a waste of breath. Going into Canada would lock out millions of Americans that could move otherwise to other regions in the US. I personally think its going to be one of top 5 in the list below.

Metro area
State
Population
Percent with bachelor's degree


Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
 IL
9,512,999
36.00

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
 TX
7,233,323
33.40

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
 DC
6,131,977
49.30

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
 PA
6,070,500
36.00

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
 GA
5,789,700
37.00

Boston-Cambridge-Newton
 MA
4,794,447
46.00

Detroit
MI
4,292,060

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
 MN
3,551,036
40.30

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood
 CO
2,853,077
41.80

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia
 NC
2,474,314
33.50

Pittsburgh
 PA
2,342,299
33.00

Austin-Round Rock
 TX
2,056,405
42.60

Columbus
 OH
2,041,520
35.10