04-06-2022, 12:48 PM
(03-29-2022, 06:03 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Surprisingly, Modesto could be flooded into oblivion in the event of a significant rise in the sea level. Maybe there would be more moisture in the a hot semi-desert. ir when winter rainstorms pass over Sacramento Bay Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto are surprisingly low. Heck, there might be some places with wonderful climate around the equivalent of Chesapeake Bay in the middle of California instead of a hot semi-desert. There wouldn't be so much water needed for irrigation.
Exurbs are the next new tier of suburbs, the parts of rural America next to become urbanized. I think of Chelsea, Manchester, and Saline, Michigan. Exurbs are close enough to have access to the culture of a great city (even if it is a hell-hole like Detroit, Detroit has culture). Being within walking distance of the opera or symphony hall if one does not attend it regularly.
In the Chicago area prime examples are Huntley and Woodstock. Possibly even such 60+ milers as Kankakee and DeKalb. I was raised around Aurora and Batavia in the Fox Valley, and at that time they were considered too far out to be suburbs. Even all of DuPage County. The suburb line was drawn right around where the Tri-State Tollway now sits, hugging the DuPage/Cook County border.