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I wouldn't muck with the east coast states much. The borders might be off by a little here and there, but not by much. However most of the western states were
by krschultz 10y ago
I wouldn't muck with the east coast states much. The borders might be off by a little here and there, but not by much.
However most of the western states were last carved up in 1850s. I don't think we need to redraw them every 30 years, but maybe every 150? Considering the last time we adjusted California's bounds the transcontinental railroad wasn't built yet.
- ceras 10y agoNot sure I agree: NYC would highly benefit from improved tri-state metro area coordination. Plans like extending the 7 train to NJ's Secaucus Junction would be much easier to pass. I'd expect DC to have similar problems.
- Grishnakh 10y agoI completely disagree. The east coast states are a complete mess, because the state borders don't reflect population groups or metro areas at all. NYC's metro area spans 4 states, Philly's spans 3, and DC's spans 3, and Boston's spans 3 or 4 depending on if you count Providence. All the borders are completely historical, and should just be redrawn entirely, so that these metro areas have their own states, and local cultures are kept together. Upstate New Yorkers have long wanted to be freed from NYC, and western PA has nothing in common with Philly. The Delmarva peninsula is insane, split between 3 different states for no good reason, with the southern 2 states' holdings being almost completely rural except for Ocean City; that whole peninsula should just be given to Delaware. All 50 of the states should really have their borders redrawn, except for Alaska and Hawaii.