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Atlanta moves up in Nielsen market rank.

davideduardo

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"The Atlanta radio market continues to gain population and climb the market rankings ladder. The epicenter of music, culture and politics in the South moves up one position to No. 7, passing Washington, DC in Nielsen’s new Fall 2020 market survey rankings. With a metro population that now exceeds 5 million, Atlanta has a slight population lead over Washington, which slips from No. 7 to No. 8."

From Inside radio. More changes at Eight Top 50 Markets Move Up In New Nielsen Rankings.
 
TheBigA said:
That's what happens when you drain the swamp. Ha! Just kidding.

I think they're running out of open land for more population.
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IIRC the district was mostly “swamp” when it was laid out. Reagan National is only 15 feet above sea level, and is surround on three sides by water.



Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Wikipedia



There is a map showing the potential flooding if a major hurricane hits the Chesapeake Bay:



Storm Surge Risk Areas



Most access from the Virginia would have to be detoured thru Maryland during such an event due to flooding of the approaches to the bridges. I had a history teacher who said the original idea / plan was for it to be only big enough for the US Government buildings and its employees. They didn’t want a major city because of the issues of the French Government had in Paris during the French Revolution.
 
secondchoice said:
IIRC the district was mostly “swamp” when it was laid out. Reagan National is only 15 feet above sea level, and is surround on three sides by water.



Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Wikipedia



There is a map showing the potential flooding if a major hurricane hits the Chesapeake Bay:



Storm Surge Risk Areas



Most access from the Virginia would have to be detoured thru Maryland during such an event due to flooding of the approaches to the bridges. I had a history teacher who said the original idea / plan was for it to be only big enough for the US Government buildings and its employees. They didn’t want a major city because of the issues of the French Government had in Paris during the French Revolution.
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I think his reference to the swamp was a political joke.
 
TheBigA said:
FYI Reagan Airport isn't in the District. It's in Arlington VA.
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Hartsfield Jackson is not in the city limits of Atlanta but Atlanta owns it. It is owned by The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), the same agency that own Dulles. It is the most convenient for the Congress and Senate folks. IMHO It really should be shut down for security reasons. Too close to important buildings but hopefully the TSA and the Sky Marshals can stop any 911 repeats in the future IIRC the Air Florida crash was not that far from important buildings. The landing approach is tricky too. The closest example I can think of would be to reorient Hartsfield Jackson to an approach and landing from the north and take off to the north only with every plane flying over Downtown Atlanta.

A tip if you ever land there, look out the window and if you are not even with the smoke stacks from a power plant you most likely will have to "go around".
 
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secondchoice said:
The closest example I can think of would be to reorient Hartsfield Jackson to an approach and landing from the north and take off to the north only with every plane flying over Downtown Atlanta.
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Not much different from LaGuardia or Logan. They're all close-in airports built before the boom.

We've gotten off the subject. The point is the older cities have less empty land for growth, while newer cities have more room for expansion.
 
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