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Originally Posted by NorthernDancer
Not only does the "L" extend into the suburbs, but the graph takes into account commuter rail stations as well. Thank you for your "contribution" though.
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Nothing you wrote has anything to do with the article.
The City of Chicago has no jurisdiction over other municipalities, so it wouldn't matter if the L stretched to California. They can only control land use planning within the city limits, which are a relatively small proportion of the overall regional population.
And zoning doesn't really play a major role in long-term macro population patterns. The supposition that more people would have moved to transit oriented development back in the 50's if the zoning were somehow different is kind of laughable.