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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere
Brooklyn didn't have to build much more infrastructure to absorb the growth because it was returning to historic population peaks. Brooklyn peaked at 2.738 million in 1950 - and was still below that in 2020 at 2.736 million.
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That's misleading. The 1950 population might have had on the magnitude of 1 worker per 3 people, often 1 per houshold. In 2020 it would be more like 1 per 2. That's a massive difference in job-related travel. Further, shopping and other day-to-day living tended to be closer to home, and there were basically no supercommuters. National VMT/person has skyrocketed since 1950. Cities have responded very differently.
Otherwise, this thread is Houston doubling down on being Houston, regardless of the other removal. Don't be surprised when people from urban cities are horrified.