Friday, November 10, 2017

Comparing Nashville and Other Select Light Rail Cities

In light of the proposed light rail system in Nashville, here are some comparative stats between Nashville and some other light rail cities. I picked these sources because they provide a basis for consistent numbers across cities. By all means do look to update these to more recent figure.

City Center Jobs

Here are the number of jobs within three miles of the city center in 2011, as reported by City Observatory.

  • Los Angeles 340,465
  • Minneapolis 247,582
  • Dallas: 239,607
  • Denver 212,029
  • Portland 201,915
  • Houston 197,361
  • Charlotte 149,211
  • Nashville 143,240
  • Salt Lake City N/A

Urban Core Residents

Here are the number of people in “close in neighborhoods” within three miles of the city center in 2010, as reported by City Observatory.

  • Denver: 31,678
  • Minneapolis: 25,156
  • Portland: 24,860
  • Los Angeles: 20,161
  • Houston: 18,845
  • Dallas: 17,256
  • Salt Lake City: 11,543
  • Charlotte: 10,992
  • Nashville 7,720

Downtown Office Space

Square feet of downtown office space in 2015, according to Colliers.

  • Houston: 41,930,060
  • Denver: 34,683,003
  • Portland: 34,238,614
  • Minneapolis: 33,372,876
  • Dallas: 32,625,514
  • Los Angeles: 32,258,544
  • Charlotte: 22,517,225
  • Nashville: 13,150,674
  • Salt Lake City N/A

 


from Aaron M. Renn
http://www.urbanophile.com/2017/11/10/comparing-nashville-and-other-select-light-rail-cities/

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