I like cities of 1 000 000+. I agree that these numbers have put a strain on our infrastructure, but the rapidity of growth here has been absurd. Had Calgary continued to grow at the rate it did between say 1988 - 1995 it would eventually have hit a million, but the infrastructure would have been able to 'keep up' with the rate of growth.
Anyone else notice that as soon as the city hit one million we started seeing more, bigger music acts coming to town, more designer stores, more choice in consumer goods? That million threshold puts a city on a lot of maps that it just wasn't before, because it isn't economically feasible for a lot of higher-end manufacturers and entertainment providers to enter the market in smaller cities.
Conversely I think the worst size for a city is under the 250 000 mark and over 20 000. To big to have the community of a small town, but not large enough for there to be anything to do.
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