Why are no new cities being built?

[The Nature Boy]

You also can't just "build" a new city. There has to be some reason for the city to exist. People won't just move there because it's a city.


I'd argue that "new" cities have been built since World War II or at least new in the sense that they've grown to the point that they no longer resemble their former selves. The South and West are full of "new" cities. In fact, we've seen more urban growth in the past 50 years than at any other point in country's history.

[nexus73]

You also can't just "build" a new city. There has to be some reason for the city to exist. People won't just move there because it's a city.


I'd argue that "new" cities have been built since World War II or at least new in the sense that they've grown to the point that they no longer resemble their former selves. The South and West are full of "new" cities. In fact, we've seen more urban growth in the past 50 years than at any other point in country's history.

China tried to build cities where none were before.  They went largely vacant.  You are right about there being a need for a city to exist.

Rick

[The Nature Boy]

Detroit is exhibit A for what happens to a city when you remove the reason to move there.

[roadman65]

Palm Coast, FL is a brand new city built in the last four decades.  Nothing but open land before the early 80's along with lots of pine trees, now its a city and incorporated!  What ITT started as an investment actually turned into a city later on and now has its own infrastructure such as government, schools, police, fire, etc.

What was once a 15 mile  rural exit less stretch of  I-95 from Bunnel to a crossing of US 1 just north of the Flagler/ Bunnel County Line is now mostly developed with a full interchange with not only commercial development in the direct vicinity, but even office parks as well.  Giving the residents some job opportunity without having to leave the city limits.

Also Poinciana is another Florida city, but yet incorporated and still part of unincorporated Osceola County.  However, is developed fully even with a hospital and full amenities for survival as well. Compared to when I first moved to FL in 1990, when it was just a group of subdivisions miles from Kissimmee, FL which is the nearest city, it grew a lot!  So much another road leading in is being built as Pleasant Hill Road and Poinciana Boulevard cannot handle the traffic to and from it.