re: Amazon dropping hints on location of HQ2

Let's hope. I could sell my property here, get a condo in Vegas and live on hookers and blow until the inevitable heart attack.

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NOVA residents will now spend their entire 8 hour day just trying to get to and from work.

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if Amazon were to locate to Arlington it would not increase traffic all that much

Arlington has actually grown substantially the last several years and has seen a reduction in traffic. Mainly because they are smart about the growth

Or Dallas

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NOVA residents will now spend their entire 8 hour day just trying to get to and from work.

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Damn it's true...

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if Amazon were to locate to Arlington it would not increase traffic all that much Arlington has actually grown substantially the last several years and has seen a reduction in traffic. Mainly because they are smart about the growth

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Yes, but now the toll on I-66 will be $67 one way

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Phew, ATL dodged that bullet.

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Whenever the final decision is announced, I predict a lot of statements like this from the people living in the cities that lost out.

"Whew, thank god we didn't get those 50,000 jobs!"

Wait, what happened to New Orleans? Thought Amazon was going to revitalize the 9th ward.

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I don't see many of the people working at HQ2 living west on 66 though

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I agree. They'll probably live in those brand new high rise condos on Lynn St near the Rosslyn metro. Those places look veddy-nice.

ETA: just joking around about the high toll price on I-66. I love the live look-ins on the morning news.

"Well, if you were to hop on I66 without EZ Pass Flex right now it will run you about $48.72"

I laugh at the 66 tolls...until they start it with 395 in the beltway and I start paying

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"Whew, thank god we didn't get those 50,000 jobs!"

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I already saw people argue this from Cincinnati and Cleveland when they didn't make the final 20. I know Columbus is probably a long shot, but I'll be still be disappointed if we don't get it.

Now I could see people from cities like Boston or New York OK with not winning since the overall relative economic boost wouldn't be as great as some of the other cities, especially considering cost of living is already so high and there will he an inevitable incease.

But arguing that it was better for any region overall to not get picked is just ridiculous; it's just more ridiculous if one isn't in one of those powerhouse cities.

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Bezos does not care about cost of living

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How do you know this, and why wouldn't he care all else being equal if that increases the costs of operations, salaries, construction, etc?

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he cares about a technically skilled population and political considerations around regulations.

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Of course. But if he could get highly skilled population in say Atlanta, especially given the transient society we live in now, and the costs are billions lower, why wouldn't he give that some serious consideration?