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    Question The Future Of The Oklahoma City Metro

    Where do you think the Oklahoma City will be in 20, 50, or even 100 years will it still be a single city or will it be part of Tulsa or DFW or will it become a ghost city will there be new Interstate Loop or will the interstate system be dead put your thoughts here.

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    I think it will be bigger and potentially overtake El Reno, with a rather decent but boring downtown, a thriving edge on the west and northern borders of the city limits, and everything in between becoming more and more decrepit. I don’t see much changing in the city planning happening as long as Oklahoma stays the same in every other way.

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    I don't think Oklahoma City, Tulsa or DFW will ever meet up together in growth for the next 50 to 100 years. The far-right politics of Oklahoma and harsh year-round weather will keep population growth tempered with side benefit of keeping cost of living down. Most of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal states are where a lot more growth will be centered. However, with climate collapse and the threat of World War III, I wonder far more if the world, country and state will still be inhabitable with a good economy in just the year 2030.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunty View Post
    I don't think Oklahoma City, Tulsa or DFW will ever meet up together in growth for the next 50 to 100 years. The far-right politics of Oklahoma and harsh year-round weather will keep population growth tempered with side benefit of keeping cost of living down. Most of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal states are where a lot more growth will be centered. However, with climate collapse and the threat of World War III, I wonder far more if the world, country and state will still be inhabitable with a good economy in just the year 2030.
    I could be wrong, but I fail to see how today's geopolitical climate is any different than any we have seen since the beginning of the Cold War. Who knows. We could be blown into dust in two hours or two thousand years.

    Speaking as a non-Oklahoma native, I see great growth potential in Oklahoma City. I think there will be a steady population growth in every direction. They keep building neighborhoods everywhere, which is honestly surprising, because I think the economy isn't very good, but people must be buying.

    Seems from what I am seeing, most of the growth is happening north of Edmond and to the west towards El Reno. I have not been south of Norman for quite a while, but wouldn't surprise me if that is expanding as well. Same with the east.

    A lot can happen in 100 years. In 100 years the turnpike to Tulsa may be unrecognizable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by floyd the barber View Post
    A lot can happen in 100 years. In 100 years the turnpike to Tulsa may be unrecognizable.
    But you can guarantee that generation will still be paying for it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by floyd the barber View Post
    I could be wrong, but I fail to see how today's geopolitical climate is any different than any we have seen since the beginning of the Cold War. Who knows. We could be blown into dust in two hours or two thousand years.

    Speaking as a non-Oklahoma native, I see great growth potential in Oklahoma City. I think there will be a steady population growth in every direction. They keep building neighborhoods everywhere, which is honestly surprising, because I think the economy isn't very good, but people must be buying.

    Seems from what I am seeing, most of the growth is happening north of Edmond and to the west towards El Reno. I have not been south of Norman for quite a while, but wouldn't surprise me if that is expanding as well. Same with the east.

    A lot can happen in 100 years. In 100 years the turnpike to Tulsa may be unrecognizable.
    This part is what makes so much sense. A lot people talking about the threat of WW3 are watching way too much random youtube videos. Whether it be China or Russia WW3 most likely will not happen any time soon. Or at least they will not be the countries involved. Just think about the times the world was about to end in the past and we were headed to world war 3.. It most likely didn't happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cocaine View Post
    This part is what makes so much sense. A lot people talking about the threat of WW3 are watching way too much random youtube videos. Whether it be China or Russia WW3 most likely will not happen any time soon. Or at least they will not be the countries involved. Just think about the times the world was about to end in the past and we were headed to world war 3.. It most likely didn't happen.
    It's low, but the tail risk is such that I can understand why people worry about it. What quality of life would exist, for example, after even a "limited" exchange of 50 nukes between two of the nuclear superpowers, not to mention the global food shortages that would likely occur as a result of any sort of nuclear winter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SEMIweather View Post
    It's low, but the tail risk is such that I can understand why people worry about it. What quality of life would exist, for example, after even a "limited" exchange of 50 nukes between two of the nuclear superpowers, not to mention the global food shortages that would likely occur as a result of any sort of nuclear winter?
    We are already looking at major shortages of food worldwide next year. The only reason things have not really kicked off already is the fact we got most of a harvest this year from both. Russia the largest producer of wheat in the world is actively invading the 5th largest producer of wheat and actively destroying the fields and looting equipment in eastern Ukraine. It also doesn't help that Russia and Ukraine are the two largest exporters of sunflower oil. It also doesn't help that they are also significant exporters of potash for fertilizer. These industries are by and large going offline or at best are functioning intermittently in an active warzone, so exporting is going to be a bitch. We are going into a time where scarcity of water and foodstuffs is going to continue to be a bigger problem globally than it has before in the modern era. North America is food secure by and large due to the American and Canadian plains, but areas like SEA, Africa, and the Middle East could easily experience major food scarcity/famine.

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    A lot of the coast might just be under water in our lifetime.
    And I see OKC getting better as time goes on.

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    The OKC of 20 years now will not be massively different ... just a larger version of the OKC of today. A handful of new mid-rises on the order of The Citizen among ongoing infill in the downtown/midtown area, Strawberry Fields sprouting but not built-out, the Innovation District built-out and a "bridge" of development more or less to Downtown. New soccer stadium and OKC on the short list for MLS expansion if not already an MLS city. In the suburbs, Penn Square will be the Ione mall left, but Quail Springs will be successfully repurposed. Development will continue apace up the limited access SH-74/Lake Hefner Parkway towards Covell Road. Norman and Moore have more closely grown together.

    In 50 years we'll be in massive societal transition mode.

    In 100 years, everything will be different. Impossible to predict. Some wild guesses: Probably no private ownership of vehicles. Everything of course will be powered on energy sources not related to oil/gas (this will likely have happened between 20-50 years from now). Best guess is no "shopping centers" or "office buildings" as we currently know them. Commerce and business is done in virtual reality. Cities may be cleaner and much quieter as the population is largely living in VR. OKC's
    "built out" areas may not be much larger in area than in 2040-2050 even with double or triple the population, as lots of repurposing of structures, densifying going on.

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    I think it will come down to what generations want. We are starting to see a shift even right now with a demand of more efficient housing/apartments. Gen Z is starting to graduate college and research is showing they have little, to no desire or simply can't afford to have the "American Dream" of the 1950's. I think OKC's population will continue to grow, simply because of where people can find jobs. I think smaller towns in Oklahoma will greatly decrease in size as there isn't much to keep people there once the older generations pass away. A shift in education and the work force seem to also be on the forefront with AI technology making exponential leaps in just the past year and also having quality access to information at our fingertips on nearly any topic in our pocket.

    We may see a large shift in US population as well, many Millennials and Gen Z are choosing to have one or none children due to many factors.

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    Slightly different, but for many many years I have been watching the DFW MetroMess grow out in an ever increasing circle.

    On the Northern end it has exploded up past Denton to Sanger. There used to be a lot more farmland, now it's cookie cutter after cookie cutter.

    I think one day that will meet Gainesville and grow past the Red River into Oklahoma.

    The problem with the DFW Metromess and North Texas in general is water. They have always had a shortage of water. In fact, North Texas has tried for years to get the water in SE Oklahoma, that has not worked out legally. Supreme Court case and all that.

    What I do see in Oklahoma, and in most all other States, is the continued and worsening demise of small towns. They're being decimated. KIds grow up, graduate high school, there are none to few jobs available, so they move to College or jobs in the larger metro areas. This just simply feeds upon itself and keeps getting worse.

    Water is the other issue. Overpopulation here in the USA and most of the World is worsening by the day.

    As far as OKC? OKC will not be able to sustain bigger and wider growth, the cost of providing utiliites, roads and other such services will become cost prohibitive. There are creative ways to provide that but the cost will still be staggering.

    All this will be fascinating to watch and learn from as time goes by.

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    Yes i agree that DFW is Expanding i think its northern limits would be somewhere near the arbuckles if it gets that far. also i think it will come into Oklahoma near Durant in about 10-15 years and into Thackerville in 15-25 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ward View Post
    Overpopulation here in the USA and most of the World is worsening by the day.
    That situation is not expected to continue., https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ne-reason-why/

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    Quote Originally Posted by unfundedrick View Post
    That situation is not expected to continue., https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ne-reason-why/
    Super interesting article on fertility rates. Thank you for posting it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ward View Post
    Slightly different, but for many many years I have been watching the DFW MetroMess grow out in an ever increasing circle.

    On the Northern end it has exploded up past Denton to Sanger. There used to be a lot more farmland, now it's cookie cutter after cookie cutter.

    I think one day that will meet Gainesville and grow past the Red River into Oklahoma.

    The problem with the DFW Metromess and North Texas in general is water. They have always had a shortage of water. In fact, North Texas has tried for years to get the water in SE Oklahoma, that has not worked out legally. Supreme Court case and all that.

    What I do see in Oklahoma, and in most all other States, is the continued and worsening demise of small towns. They're being decimated. KIds grow up, graduate high school, there are none to few jobs available, so they move to College or jobs in the larger metro areas. This just simply feeds upon itself and keeps getting worse.

    Water is the other issue. Overpopulation here in the USA and most of the World is worsening by the day.

    As far as OKC? OKC will not be able to sustain bigger and wider growth, the cost of providing utiliites, roads and other such services will become cost prohibitive. There are creative ways to provide that but the cost will still be staggering.

    All this will be fascinating to watch and learn from as time goes by.
    As long as Oklahoma keeps its state income tax and gasoline is highly priced, I don't see much growth spreading north of the Red River from Texas. Why live in Ardmore or Durant when you can live in Gainesville, be closer to DFW, while not being forced to pay state income tax? It's great, though, that Ardmore and especially Durant are exceptions to the rule and are growing, rather than declining.

    I don't see a source of more water being a problem in OKC's or Edmond's future as long as either are welling to extend the Kaw water pipeline from Stillwater. Kaw Lake has remained at or near normal levels even during times of drought.

    It's pretty unfortunate for sure when even many Oklahoma towns along the 3 biggest interstates aren't able to grow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bunty View Post
    As long as Oklahoma keeps its state income tax and gasoline is highly priced, I don't see much growth spreading north of the Red River from Texas. Why live in Ardmore or Durant when you can live in Gainesville, be closer to DFW, while not being forced to pay state income tax? It's great, though, that Ardmore and especially Durant are exceptions to the rule and are growing, rather than declining.

    I don't see a source of more water being a problem in OKC's or Edmond's future as long as either are welling to extend the Kaw water pipeline from Stillwater. Kaw Lake has remained at or near normal levels even during times of drought.

    It's pretty unfortunate for sure when even many Oklahoma towns along the 3 biggest interstates aren't able to grow.
    I don't get this argument. It is circular. Property taxes are IGNORANT in Texas, and even if you don't own a house, who do think pays those taxes for landlords? Renters. So you pay it either way. There are other reasons to live in Texas, but this is not one of them, and I wish people would realize that.

    But from this thread, it is nice knowing people think OKC will decline or stay the same over the next 50 years. Given how much OKC has changed for the better over 25 years, it is rational to assume it will decline over the next 50. I totally get that logic. /s

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    Another thing as the west dries out, range cattle will require more acres per head to graze. As more areas of the world dry out and populations continue to increase and then include political instability then the need to produce more food becomes an issue. Oklahoma is not the best farm land compared to other areas of the country, but can it produce food. Sure. Small farms are dying as the older folks die off and the younger ones more to the cities. Are they even economically viable?? Again not the expert. I dont have the numbers but the trend has been going down at least in Oklahoma for decades. Maybe what we will see is more large corporate ag operations. Still, the land can still graze cattle, dry land crops of grain and maybe some truck farms. Bottom line I do see continued growth for the metro areas and Stillwater along with Lawton. Other cities I see dropping in population. My 3 cents (inflation)

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    Quote Originally Posted by chssooner View Post
    I don't get this argument. It is circular. Property taxes are IGNORANT in Texas, and even if you don't own a house, who do think pays those taxes for landlords? Renters. So you pay it either way. There are other reasons to live in Texas, but this is not one of them, and I wish people would realize that. /s
    The difference is that people like me want to maximize our income, but not maximize our living expenses. I can control the amount of property taxes I'm willing to pay by adjusting the size of my home/apartment, location, etc...

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    I think it has been the case for generations that a large part of the OKC metro's in-migration growth has been from small town Oklahoma.

    Yes, there are plenty of anecdotes of a neighbor that moved from Indiana or a work colleague from Alabama. But many more are from Cordell or Weatherford or Seminole or the like.

    I wonder, as small town Oklahoma continues to get smaller and smaller, this pipeline will by virtue of simple demographics start to run down. Will the dying of small town Oklahoma eventually constrict the growth of the OKC metro?

    As for the DFW explosion, I do think there is a limit. I mean, to what degree do people in Sanger or Gainesville even identify with Dallas? They may commute to Denton but how many of them really consider themselves part of DFW? And if they go into Dallas proper only a few times a year, can they really even be considered contributing factors to that area beyond simply some numbers on a data table?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stlokc View Post
    I think it has been the case for generations that a large part of the OKC metro's in-migration growth has been from small town Oklahoma.

    Yes, there are plenty of anecdotes of a neighbor that moved from Indiana or a work colleague from Alabama. But many more are from Cordell or Weatherford or Seminole or the like.

    I wonder, as small town Oklahoma continues to get smaller and smaller, this pipeline will by virtue of simple demographics start to run down. Will the dying of small town Oklahoma eventually constrict the growth of the OKC metro?
    This is a great point.

    Rural America is not only shrinking, it's aging. Tons of younger people grow up and move to a city and that has been a huge driver in OKC's growth.

    But there are fewer and fewer young people in these smaller towns not only because they are shrinking in terms of the general population, but because the people that remain are older. Go spend so time in small-town Oklahoma and what you'll mainly notice is that the people left are 50+ with most of them over 60. Some of the elderly will move here simply for healthcare and senior living options.

    So, there will be a continued downward trend of young people in rural locations which means fewer people moving to OKC. But I don't think we'll see those effects any time soon as the OKC area is still a huge magnet and these small towns continue to drain.

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    A close friend and I have a running joke about how if civilization as we know it is still around in 100 years, there will likely be an OKC-DFW megacity that's only broken up by the Arbuckles. Even now, there's always a noticeable increase in traffic when driving to/from DFW on I-35 once you pass the WinStar.

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    Most of OKC surrounding MSA will get hit with a tornado in next 20years, grass fires in next 50 years, and flash floods in next 100 years. That should keep growth in check.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond Hausfrau View Post
    Most of OKC surrounding MSA will get hit with a tornado in next 20years, grass fires in next 50 years, and flash floods in next 100 years. That should keep growth in check.
    Ha, I doubt it. Since the great Moore tornadoes of 1999 and 2013, the population of Moore has grown from 41,138 to 62,793+. The great tornadoes of Moore don't work to scare people from ballooning the population.

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    Actually I'm quite surprised that the population of OKC has increased.

    Seems as if every time some gal gets pregnant, some guy leaves town.
    .

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