Will Central valley be longest city in world?

ValiBoi · July 29th, 2005, 07:52 AM

Hi i Live in the Great central valley and i heared that by 2100 the central valley will be the longest city in the world connecting from Redwood City, Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield. Will this happen?

Apoc · July 29th, 2005, 08:25 AM

City..metro area...sprawl...I'm confused!

sequoias · July 29th, 2005, 08:51 AM

If they don't destroy all those famous central valley farming, it won't probably happen. I can't imagine Sacramento to Bakersfield being the longest metro in the world. There are tons of gaps due to the rural farmings in between.

Phoenix Ashes · July 29th, 2005, 03:50 PM

I say go for it. SoCal sprawl is beginning to dissipate itself in the Coachella and Imperial Valleys.

Better sprawl, please.

612bv3 · July 30th, 2005, 05:47 AM

I hope not!

VansTripp · July 30th, 2005, 06:12 AM

VanSeaPor · July 30th, 2005, 06:54 AM

How many people a city like this would have? 20 million?

SDfan · July 30th, 2005, 07:59 AM

The Imperial Valley will fill first, haven't you guys heard, its now "The IC".

And if the central valley fills up completly that would be sad.

deheni · July 30th, 2005, 08:15 AM

As if the air pollution is not bad enough, perhaps in 2100 people in the valley will wear a gas mask.

pistola916 · July 30th, 2005, 07:49 PM

Way too much farmland from Redding to Sac.

djm19 · July 30th, 2005, 08:08 PM

yeah, farming is a big part of the californian economy and they wont destroy all those farms. Besides, it wouldnt be the longest city since its much more than one city. And look at areas like LA-OC-SD...thats large already and getting larger. so thats the got a big head start.

seapug · July 30th, 2005, 10:48 PM

my guess is that by 2100 we'll have learned a lot about polution. pretty much evverything will be electronic, digital and wireless. we won't have cds, dvds cd-rom. we'll have chips in our backs for storing data speakers and monitors implanted in our head

ValiBoi · July 31st, 2005, 06:52 AM

monitors... seriously that's like the devils work or something

***Bond James Bond*** · August 2nd, 2005, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deheni

As if the air pollution is not bad enough, perhaps in 2100 people in the valley will wear a gas mask.

Maybe by then they'll have hydrogen-powered cars.

Slammed0 · August 4th, 2005, 06:03 AM

I doubt it. Too many Californians moving to Idaho!

UZWEEM · August 5th, 2005, 08:51 PM

It's not going to happen. If you have ever flown over the central valley, you'd see that there is simply way too much open farm land for these cities to grow together. (By the way, the northern most city in the central valley is Redding, not Redwood City - which is in the Bay Area.) Further, there is already a major effort at virtually every level of government to preserve the farmland we have. California's central valley is simply the single most important piece of agricultural land-mass in the entire US, and possibly the whole world. It is often referred to as the fruit and bread basket of the world. So, no, we are not going to allow urban sprawl to completely consume this irreplaceable asset.

bay_area · August 5th, 2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Slammed0

I doubt it. Too many Californians moving to Idaho!

Huh? California grows by at least 400,000 annually. Idaho is the last of our worries.

sequoias · August 5th, 2005, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bay_area

Huh? California grows by at least 400,000 annually. Idaho is the last of our worries.

those 400,000 people are from the births and people moving in FROM outside the US, eg: mexico, asia, and other countries. Average of over 100,000+ people annually move out of California are US residents, most of them though.

bay_area · August 5th, 2005, 11:32 PM

Actually California's Net Growth between 1998-2003 is like this..From The California State Statistical Abstract(Data available thru Dec 2003)
1998 +416,000
1999 +558,000
2000 +688,000
2001 +674,000
2002 +542,000
2003 +549,000

1998-2003 +3,247,000

This is after subtracting people leaving and people dying.

sequoias · August 5th, 2005, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bay_area

Actually California's Net Growth between 1998-2003 is like this..From The California State Statistical Abstract(Data available thru Dec 2003)
1998 +416,000
1999 +558,000
2000 +688,000
2001 +674,000
2002 +542,000
2003 +549,000

1998-2003 +3,247,000

This is after subtracting people leaving and people dying.

They are actually mostly international migration and the high birthrates because California has so many people with poverty. Not many move to California from other state, more than 100,000 people who live in California move away to other states. Those are the breakdown of the total migration Ya can't argue with that

July 29th, 2005, 07:52 AM	#1
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July 30th, 2005, 07:59 AM	#8
SDfan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,688 Likes (Received): 0	The Imperial Valley will fill first, haven't you guys heard, its now "The IC". And if the central valley fills up completly that would be sad. __________________ Boo!

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seapug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: seattle Posts: 527 Likes (Received): 34	.... my guess is that by 2100 we'll have learned a lot about polution. pretty much evverything will be electronic, digital and wireless. we won't have cds, dvds cd-rom. we'll have chips in our backs for storing data speakers and monitors implanted in our head

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Apoc BANNED Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,404 Likes (Received): 0	City..metro area...sprawl...I'm confused!

July 29th, 2005, 08:51 AM	#3
sequoias Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midwest US Posts: 1,601 Likes (Received): 0	If they don't destroy all those famous central valley farming, it won't probably happen. I can't imagine Sacramento to Bakersfield being the longest metro in the world. There are tons of gaps due to the rural farmings in between.

July 29th, 2005, 03:50 PM	#4
Phoenix Ashes Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 182 Likes (Received): 0	I say go for it. SoCal sprawl is beginning to dissipate itself in the Coachella and Imperial Valleys. Better sprawl, please.

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deheni Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 94 Likes (Received): 0	As if the air pollution is not bad enough, perhaps in 2100 people in the valley will wear a gas mask.

July 30th, 2005, 07:49 PM	#10
pistola916 pistola916 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: sacramento Posts: 29 Likes (Received): 0	Way too much farmland from Redding to Sac.

July 30th, 2005, 08:08 PM	#11
djm19 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 453 Likes (Received): 0	yeah, farming is a big part of the californian economy and they wont destroy all those farms. Besides, it wouldnt be the longest city since its much more than one city. And look at areas like LA-OC-SD...thats large already and getting larger. so thats the got a big head start.

July 31st, 2005, 06:52 AM	#13
ValiBoi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Modesto,CA Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	monitors... seriously that's like the devils work or something

August 4th, 2005, 06:03 AM	#15
Slammed0 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 132 Likes (Received): 0	I doubt it. Too many Californians moving to Idaho!

August 5th, 2005, 08:51 PM	#16
UZWEEM Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 25 Likes (Received): 0	Highly unlikely It's not going to happen. If you have ever flown over the central valley, you'd see that there is simply way too much open farm land for these cities to grow together. (By the way, the northern most city in the central valley is Redding, not Redwood City - which is in the Bay Area.) Further, there is already a major effort at virtually every level of government to preserve the farmland we have. California's central valley is simply the single most important piece of agricultural land-mass in the entire US, and possibly the whole world. It is often referred to as the fruit and bread basket of the world. So, no, we are not going to allow urban sprawl to completely consume this irreplaceable asset.

August 5th, 2005, 11:32 PM	#19
bay_area Live and Let Live Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: here and there Posts: 1,654 Likes (Received): 0	Actually California's Net Growth between 1998-2003 is like this..From The California State Statistical Abstract(Data available thru Dec 2003) 1998 +416,000 1999 +558,000 2000 +688,000 2001 +674,000 2002 +542,000 2003 +549,000 1998-2003 +3,247,000 This is after subtracting people leaving and people dying. __________________ This Space For Lease.

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