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Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by sremani on Friday March 22, 2024 @09:35AM (#39790595)
You are missing the forest for the trees. US cities are smaller in a pedantic sense. That is why planners and intelligent people use Metro area statistics for population, traffic, infrastructure planning etc.

Dallas population about 1 million. Dallas metro - 7.7 million. This is an important distinction missed out.

Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by werdnapk on Friday March 22, 2024 @10:22AM (#39791033)
That just goes to show you how sparse american cities are built... the sprawl just builds up outside of the city with low density.
Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by 0cf8612b2e1e on Friday March 22, 2024 @12:52PM (#39792541)
Not that I disagree with the sprawl assessment, it’s just that I think many cities have comically small boundaries on the map.
Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by bluGill on Friday March 22, 2024 @01:08PM (#39792735)
The sprawl isn't always low density. Normally it is but some have dense areas.
Re:Why is it so hard to build an airport? by dotps1 on Friday March 22, 2024 @02:52PM (#39793611)
European airports have train service to most destinations.

Nobody cares if the airport is 45 minutes away because going back and forth is made seamlessly easy, and you can eat or read the news during the trip.