Mayor Addresses NYC's Growth to 10M over the next 25 years

From the WSJ's Dec. 12, 2006 edition:

"The Big Apple, Getting Bigger, Sets New Goals"
By Alex Frangos

New York City has had its share of problems over the years. But its latest challenge isn't about urban decay, crime or terrorism. It's growth.

Long the largest and most densely populated big city in the U.S., Gotham is about to get even more crowded. Already at its highest population ever -- 8.2 million -- the city could grow another nearly 1.3 million souls in the next 25 years, with a commensurate increase in jobs, according to a study from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, an association of government agencies. The boost in population is a result of young ...>