r/dataisbeautiful • u/TA-MajestyPalm • 4d ago

OC [OC] Post-Pandemic Population Growth Trends, by US Metro Area (2022->2024)

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Graphic by me, created in Excel. All data from US Census here: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html

I've created similar graphics in the past, but usually from 2020-2024. This is not the best time frame as it combines the abnormal covid years with post pandemic movement.

This time frame (2022-2024) shows the most current and ongoing population trends of the last 2 years.

I also wanted to better categorize the cities into broad cultural regions vs the arbitrary geographic census regions.

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u/m77je 3d ago

If they could add just one more lane to I-4, it would really make a huge difference and get the traffic moving again.

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u/Illiander 3d ago

"You can't fix traffic by adding more lanes. You fix traffic by providing viable alternatives to driving."

Induced demand is a bugger.

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u/StressOverStrain 3d ago

Let’s tear out all of the lanes except for one in each direction and see how you feel about traffic then…

Sometimes you do simply just need X lanes to carry Y traffic…

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u/lookingweird1729 3d ago

That is a fallacy, When the Triborough Bridge in NYC was created and first opened, the traffic patterns changed, I don't recall what the phenomenon is called. Adding lanes does not solve the problem, A bus or train or density travel ( legit car pooling ) improves traffic flow.