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Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by achamayou on Sunday December 11, 2016 @12:58PM (#13152168)
Yes, but it was created from scratch rather than relocated from a pre-existing well-established capital. It was also set up relatively close to the large cities at that time, unlike the examples I've given, or a location deep in the Midwest.
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Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by maxerickson on Sunday December 11, 2016 @01:09PM (#13152221)
The majority of the Midwest is within 200 miles of a major population center. And then any effort to establish more government offices would tend to choose areas at least nearby existing centers.

(You can check this with chains like Cleveland-Detroit-Chicago-St Louis-Kansas City; each interval is less than 300 miles)

I don't disagree that it would need to be an incremental process.

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Re:Let’s relocate a bunch of government agencies to the Midwest by achamayou on Sunday December 11, 2016 @01:19PM (#13152275)
It sounds like we agree completely then, 200/300 miles is just the kind of distance that a high-speed train is perfect for.
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