Megalopolis Forming Along I-4

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Dan Tasman

17 April 2001 - 5:00am

Census figures show that the Interstate-4 corridor is growing rapidly; Orlando and Tampa may eventually merge into a megalopolis.

"In the past decade, the seven counties considered the interior of the Interstate 4 corridor added 700,000 residents -- much to the delight of pro-growth and business types in Polk County, that thick slab of prime real estate smack-dab in the middle... At almost every major exchange along I-4, there is a massive industrial park, commerce center or subdivision springing up."

Full Story: I-4 will give birth to megalopolis

Source: The Orlando Sentinel, April 16, 2001