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Under the Radar: Darkhorse small cities that could one day be very big

Started by Stephane Dumas, August 04, 2017, 04:51:47 PM

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Quote from: inkyatari on August 30, 2017, 10:58:02 PM
I don't know about it getting huge, but I could see the LaSalle - Peru Illinois area  becoming big.

Rochelle seems to be displaying more growth and ambition lately than La Salle - Peru, at least when driving by on I-88 compared to driving through the La Salle - Peru area on I-80 or I-39.

Quote from: dvferyance on August 31, 2017, 02:08:39 PM
Nah Peoria would be a far likelier candidate and even then I am very doubtful of anything in Illinois that is small becoming big.

Peroia seems more of one of those cities that could have been but stalled out and has been alternating between periods of growth and loss.


 


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Quote from: nexus73 on August 05, 2017, 12:30:15 AM
Bend/Redmond/Prineville OR looks to be a prime candidate for such an event in Oregon.  Medford OR and the surrounding cities of Grants Pass to the north with Phoenix and Ashland to the south have plenty of room to fill in the gaps between them while the distances are small.

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Bend, OR is the city that I was going to say.

No city in Illinois is going anywhere.  Illinois is slated to become an extension of the Rust Belt.
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Quote from: paulthemapguy on September 10, 2017, 11:58:38 PM
No city in Illinois is going anywhere.  Illinois is slated to become an extension of the Rust Belt.
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Quote from: JJBers on September 11, 2017, 06:26:04 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on September 10, 2017, 11:58:38 PM
No city in Illinois is going anywhere.  Illinois is slated to become an extension of the Rust Belt.
Isn't it already?

Chicago is still doing fairly well, but otherwise, yeah. Illinois without Chicago is basically Indiana.

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Quote from: The Nature Boy on September 11, 2017, 08:18:28 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 11, 2017, 06:26:04 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on September 10, 2017, 11:58:38 PM
No city in Illinois is going anywhere.  Illinois is slated to become an extension of the Rust Belt.
Isn't it already?

Chicago is still doing fairly well, but otherwise, yeah. Illinois without Chicago is basically Indiana.

Some would say that might actually be better.  Better credit rating, balanced budget, etc.
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Quote from: Brandon on September 12, 2017, 06:23:22 AM
Quote from: The Nature Boy on September 11, 2017, 08:18:28 PM


Chicago is still doing fairly well, but otherwise, yeah. Illinois without Chicago is basically Indiana.

Some would say that might actually be better.  Better credit rating, balanced budget, etc.

I would agree.
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I found it interesting that Cairo, Illinois is as small as it is, being at a major geographic location; the confluence of two of the largest rivers in North America. It had a peak population of only 15,000 in the 1920s.

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I don't see it happening easily in Arizona outside of the greater Phoenix area; being both the capitol and the largest city, the prevailing wisdom is that the "great state of Maricopa County" takes care of itself before the others.

As another poster mentioned, Flagstaff has a lot of potential, from the city proper to Winona and on to Winslow there's plenty of room to grow. No regional freeways other than the interstates, though 89 could easily be upgraded, along with Winona Road. Aside from Gore, Purina, and NAU there's not a lot of jobs, hence its nickname of "Poverty with a view"

Prescott has all 4 seasons, lots of room, and a partial loop expressway. Not a lot of job opportunities there either at the moment. But between Prescott, Cordes Lakes/Arcosanti, Paulden, Cottonwood, Camp Verde and Sedona, there's plenty of potential for a large metropolitan population depending on water/jobs.

Safford has lots of jobs in the mining industry. If Eastern Arizona College is able to eventually offer 4-year college degrees like it's been fighting to do, it will grow significantly. US 191 north from I-10 is 4-lane divided for all but the last 13 miles, with a full tie-in and reroute of both US 70 and US 191 studied for construction around 2040.

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Surprised Williston ND hasn't been mentioned. Its population almost doubled between 2010 and 2015, to about 27,000. But continuation of its rapid growth depends on the oil boom in northwestern North Dakota.
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