Why The Northeast Megaregion Is So Dominant In The The United States 

I like what you wrote. There's nothing like NYC. But outside of that, west is best.

​@@moebeing1190your envy is showing

@@moebeing1190 If you like living in tents, you're spot on.

All BECAUSE it has a coastline nearest Europe, for European culture and settlement.

@@moebeing1190 Whelp, at least your tent has Wifi, I guess.

If we even get any sleep. Lol

This 😂

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Word! ❤

Nah. Not “It’s crazy how until south of the DC suburbs to Boston, it’s all connected by suburbs.” /

The sprawl is spreading down to Richmond. I live in Stafford, 45 min south of DC. 25 years ago this was still a rural county. Mostly made up of farmer's fields and forests. Now it's concrete and pavement for 10 miles on either side of I-95 all the way down to Fredericksburg and points south. A never ending hellscape of strip malls, subdivisions, fast food joints, gas stations, warehouses, data centers, parking lots and wall to wall traffic. Yuck!!!

*My guy what are you talking about? Eastern Connecticut is hella rural.*

Nah bruh, there is rural in the region, you must’ve just stayed on l95🙄

There is plenty of rural land just not off 95.

You lived in a department of motor vehicles? Lol nerd

& Baltimore

@@branplore yeah fr, dont forget baltimore. It has alot of history

@@stoof-q4kAnd a lot of crime 😂

Even smaller cities in the area often have interesting histories

Geoff, I’m not sure you give the Philadelphia region its due except for a few mentions in this video.

Providence, Rhode Island is an absolutely beautiful city with so much history.

But you don’t live there anymore bc why

@@niravjhaveri it is super expensive though....

That's the 1 thing I always said that I love about Philly too. Everything is literally 2 maybe 3 hrs away. I can get to NYC driving in 1hr in 20m.

lol. Uhhh. What world? Traffic is 24/7!

@@djcandle3863 Washingtonian? More like Columbian! We from the great state of Washington get that title!

Same! LV born and raised. 😎

I'm glad LV was mentioned, we played important role with the steel and coal in this area. I'm glad to be born and raised in LV, so many things to do, places to visit. Not too far from the mountains, ocean. Great location.

Yup: Jaindl and Chrin have been great at changing farm crops from corn to warehouses in Lehigh and Northampton counties...

All over Allentown area

Me too born and raised in the Leigh valley I lived in Easton for the past 10 years

Did you happen to play the lottery while you were at it??? Why do I ask? Because, I've driven those roads ~100 times and was able to avoid traffic once.

Very lucky. Try the DC region, recently 'awarded' the second worst traffic in the country. It is trial of either extreme boredom punctuated with crawling a yard at a time OR a crazy whirlwind of crazy passing drivers where life and limb is at stake.

@@silencekit 295 is awful to drive on (traffic wise), no matter the time of day lol.

Also trains remove car trips so you get less traffic

The only real traffic I've ever got stuck in was Baltimore, and Wilmington, DE where 95 meets 295, luckily most of the traffic was going to 295 and I was headed more towards Philly.

So why is the middle class fleeing?

@@paulbadics3500 Given the above logic, it could be because they're not as well-educated. With the influx of highly-educated people, land values rise, as do housing costs. It gets to the point that the middle class can no longer afford the cost of living, and so they depart for other areas with a lower cost of living, where consequently the people in general are not as well-educated.

they made their money now they're leaving. @@paulbadics3500

@@davidlandry3487i live in boston and assure this isn’t true.

@@paulbadics3500 Probably high cost of living. Each state has different reasons for population growth/decline. For example, the population decline in Mississippi and West Virginia are due to factors that are _not_ high COL.

Same here! Megalopolis was such a cool word.

it's still kinda true, I think the great lakes area is sort of a sleeping lion rn, but in my prediction people will be flocking there like Texas and Florida 10-20 years from now. Abundance in fresh water, access to Midwestern agriculture, not very bad with natural disasters, and low housing prices after people left. Crime is the biggest thing holding them back, and eventually that'll get better.

Philly resident here too!

Just say Baltimore, Baltimore City is a colloquial term.

Baltimore County was founded 1659, and the city of Baltimore was an unofficial town back then but it was still a part or Baltimore county.

@@Edmondson_Avenue yeah and not to get too political but i think the county and city should merge back together. the county split was used to uphold white flight in the 60s +

@@benfelps Yes, but the split🪓 happened July 4, 1851 the City was very highly prosperous and was also the county seat, but wanted to be an independent city separate from the county government, the city had all of the infrastructure and utility services, the county was pretty much rural farm land at that time. So what happened was the city began to grow more and started annexation of surrounding areas which all cities do when they grow, the last annexation was in 1918, the city was planning to annex most of Western Baltimore county and parts of Howard county, Baltimore would have been huge, but it didn't go through. The Great Baltimore Fire slowed down a lot of the city's growth and a lot of the surrounding suburbs were beginning to develop and some people want to be a part of the city some didn't, but back then more wanted to join but certain state delegates were against the city's rapid growth and land annexation and secretly snuck a moratorium bill into another bill 1948 banning the city from annexation without a vote for 100 years. If this never happened, one of two things would have happened, the city would have annexed most of Baltimore County south of Towson and probably would have grown to be 200-300 square mile and kept most of it's tax base that crossed into the county. There were plans to annex Ellicott City into Baltimore, the city would have been massive. The second theory is that the city and county would do a full consolidation like Philadelphia and other cities merging the City-County government and borders as one City-County and it would be 774 square miles. Most Baltimore county residents identify with and as Baltimoreons, Baltimore county has no incorporated cities only communities so it would be smooth. This really needs to happen for bigger regional growth, both governments can dissolve and form a new Baltimore government, a City-County merger would bring around 1.4 million residents in it's borders! If you look at it, Baltimore county is becoming more of a city than a suburb.

ein Beitrag des Mittwoches, 10. April 2024 Scranton (PA): "Delaware Joe on the Trace of His Lost Memory" ("Indiana Jones ...")

You live in PA don't you? Manchester, Providence, new bedford, fall river, lowell, lawrence, Springfield, Fitchburg, providence, Portland, Woonsocket, New London, New haven, Waterbury, bridgeport, jersey city, newark, richmond. (I'm surprised albany isn't included in the highlighted region. I'm also surprised it didn't extend as far south as hampton roads). But you're right. It's a giant eeb of big cities, medium cities, small cities, and suburbs. There is hardly a break in the chain. It's really cool. And it's cool to watch accents blend from one to the other as you travel throughout. For instance, the rhode island accent is a perfect blend between boston and nyc. They say "cahh" and they say "cwoffee." Lots of unique cultures. So many different ethnic groups. You got diverse places, and you have places that are dominated by virtually one ethnic group. I love it here. And we are all connected by train and I95.

@@mattymatt6970 as someone with a Boston accent now living in NYC...let me just say the Rhode Island accent still makes me laugh when I hear it.

@kaicandoit I'm from southeastern mass I've lived in plymouth, fall river, the cape, Boston (north shore and metro west when I was that way), and I lived in pawtucket ri. My accent would fall into the boston category, but I've had equal exposure to both accents. I love the thode island accent! Lol. And I love rhode island culture (coffee milk, party pizza, strip clubs, italians, puertogues, cape verdeans, dominicans) 🥰. I love providence. Lol. It's great. Fun place. Good people. The smallest state.

@@mattymatt6970 Ahh my family started in fah rivah and New Bedford (take a wild guess where they immigrated from). But I grew up mostly on the north shore and the city proper... I lived in PVD for grad school! Great times. I miss New England but NYC is still close enough to easily visit. 100% recommend everybody visit RI

Delaware up

I I agree. Jersey City, Newark, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton, all cities that have major historical and industrial importance. Plus, most of the revolutionary war was fought there.

yeah dude basically ignored NJ completely other than mentioning it once in the intro lol

Right!! We’re such an important part of the region, and Newark and Trenton used to be major factory locations

This is the life of a New Jerseyan. We are used to being looked over. Wouldnt live in any other state though

I was just about to say, they are very similar BUT I LOVE IT!

They copy Geography King I mean each other

What is a Tuber

A Tuber should have been a 'tuber, the contraction of a RU-vidr. Apostrophes nowadays are often censored or dropped due to how difficult it is to key it in.

They have a teaching cadence.

Agreed! Not to mention the fact that if you're not as big a fan of the beaches, there are forests and mountains just a few hours away.

I live in one, it can be boring out of season but wow is it worth it for how beautiful it is during the warmer months. Plus amazing seafood and live music everywhere

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So then why don’t you still live there?🤔

@@1525boyhe does

Politically, the Boston to DC corridor is the axis of evil.

Portugal surely has no shortage of history and beauty too!

Excellent

Just have a question but why do all Portuguese and Brazilians pick southern ma and Rhode Island? The Dominicans choose the north I just want to know

@@georgeleavitt4487 Me too! Why IS that?

@@georgeleavitt4487 Historically: whaling. Note that the atmospheric first chapters of Moby Dick are placed in New Bedford, Mass. Also: look up the Whaling Museum there.

not wrong

what’s up neighber, I’m 90 miles north of ya

love that journey for you

@@citizenx2369 Thanks 😊

Wow! So cool. Love the Hudson valley. We are lucky to live in it 🙂

@JG-MVeh manhattan smells like a sewer. a lot like new orleans honestly

​@tommygogetter5992 he did say "cleanest I've ever seen it" as opposed to calling it cleaner than other cities

Agree

Boston can give it a run for its money

@tommygogetter5992 Considering that the T opened in 1867 and the DC Metro opened in 1976 I wiould expect it to be more modern! However, once you come above ground I would much rather be in Boston.

Thats the only bad side with being so insanely dense in the region housing and cost of living is a issue. The region however is the best place to develop public transport if we change the mindset of it being for the poor but for everyone.

There's also Paterson NJ, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1791. The Great Falls of the Passaic River powered a bunch of textile mills.

The Blackstone was at one point the hardest working river in the country

That’s the way I learned it as well. The Blackstone started it, and the Merrimack was the first river truly exploited to harness its power with industrial centers like Haverhill, Lawrence, and Lowell just in the Massachusetts stretch of the River.

I thought it was Lowell Massachusetts and the textile mills.

When I drive to Charlottesville from Northern VA, I feel like I've re-entered NoVA (which is a good thing).

Tidewater is the southern end, to my way of thinking.

Including the historically significant town of Harpers Ferry, WVA, which is connected to DC (and thus the rest of the Northeast Corridor) by passenger rail service!

What “culture” do Americans really have, pls explain 😂🤔🤔😂✋🏽

Probably depends where in the South, but I met a few people from there during my short time in Dallas area and they have never looked back.

Mmm id argue it goes both ways, which you did say Some. I've met many New Yorkers and a couple new englanders being very satisfied with their new quality of life in NC and the south in general. Sure, many people do move back but most do settle down here with no plans to return. It seems the more laidback quality of life and affordable cost of living is more of an advantage over northeastern general quality of life. Great region nonetheless, but we cant underestimate others

I seriously doubt that. I have never even met anyone that even heard of anyone "going back".

@@neox9369 just the cultural capital of the world in NYC

Right! Im from Tilton NH and we live on the edge too! Its a great spot to be

I’d argue south until Richmond on the other end. It’s really more connected to DC and Baltimore (via 95 and Amtrak) than to southern cities. Culturally too, especially in the under 40 age bracket. Maybe you could argue for like Appalachian foothills with it being so tied up with Charlottesville economically, but I’d say it’s significantly more tied to DC than anywhere else.

They also take all of the northern VA tax money and spend it on their roads while we avoid 6ft deep and 3 year old potholes

Damn bro didn't know we was up there in Maine ✊🏿

Portland is rated the best small city in the United States.

pop numbers were reference to metro area of respective city, not just the city itself. And yeah NE is wicked expensive 😅

They’re better places to live

@@TheloniousJackson proceeds to give no example or reasoning to back his assertion

It WAS best. Not anymore. Twas wokecuckery killedthe megalopolis region.

@@TheloniousJackson Like where? Not the South or any red state!

California and Hawai'i, hands-down, are the best places to live in the U.S. It's not even close

When we do get hurricanes, they're usually less than a category 3

Connecticut is too pale for my taste

A million people in Bridgeport!! Fairfield County is beautiful.

All the way to Brunswick, I believe

There was recently talk of having a rail line between Montreal and Boston.

I thought it went even farther than that.

@@billlange9408 I'm from eastern MA, born and raised. But VT has always been my fav state in the US. Gods country up there.

Agreed. In fact, the fall line's influence could be seen as far south as the Carolinas and Georgia as well. It's one of the most geographically significant features in the development of the United States. I'm surprised it wasn't brought up in the video.

Facts 😤

Actually, they pay your welfare.

we gotta extend the acela down to you guys to make it official

No one here includes West Virginia. It’s not directly connected to the main North East Corridor train line like the other cities/states.

@@fixieroy I don’t think it is part of the area all that much either. My point was more about the map covering the metro regions (and WV is part of DC’s) and that makes his narrative confusing. The southern half of Delaware and more of Maryland and Virginia should be excised from the map, too.

The decision to build the Erie Canal was amazingly farsighted. I wonder if we're still capable of that kind of vision, especially as a public project.

@@Hal10034 I am a bit of a cynic. I think they saw the immediate financial benefits (which was significant) and the rest was a bonus. LOL

As someone that grew up in a low income family in Washington, DC, just the sheer amount of resources that were available to low income people via tax dollars made me appreciate DC and the NE in general. Thankfully all my siblings and I have since gained upward mobility but we've always agreed that if we were ever to go back into the poor house, it would have to be in a high tax city or state with resources. That pretty much cancels out the majority of the country.

Half of NYC apartments are rent-stabilized (good for long-time locals but bad for newcomers). Child Health Plus provides essentially free health insurance until age 19. Public transit system is 24/7 and reliable so you don't need to own a car or worry about fluctuating gas prices and the schools will give you an unlimited Metrocard free of charge. While many top schools in NYC are $60K/year private prep schools (Dalton, Horace Mann, Trinity), the best free public schools in the nation are also in NYC (Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, schools that produce more Nobel laureates than any other). In my opinion, it's hard to poor anywhere but it's less hard in a blue state with robust social programs and safety nets.

The Western USA covers a lot more area and the major cities are far more distant from each other, so intercity train service like Amtrak would be impractical. For example, New York City to Philadelphia is about 100 miles, but Phoenix to Los Angeles is about 350 miles, or three and a half times longer.

At least to Alexandria

The NBA needs to get it together!

Delaware too!

Iroquois is correct though

I mean... Germany refers to itself as Deutschland. China refers to itself as Zhongguo. Denmark refers to itself as Danmark, which is why we call them Danes and Danish instead of Dens and Dennish, yet we still can't be bothered to change the E in the place name. Iroquois is a pretty cool name. New York state should steal it if the tribes don't want it. I wish I could describe myself as an Iroquoian instead of getting a few syllables into "Massachusettsian" before giving up and saying I'm from Boston.

Providence metro is 1.2+ million-it includes many southeastern mass cities and towns