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I'm not sure what the criteria for an "outskirting" city is, but Brookline and Boston might be another good example.
In Milwaukee, municipalities like Shorewood, West Milwaukee, South Milwaukee, Greenfield, West Allis, and Wauwatosa are functionally just neighborhoods of Milwaukee. Even Brown Deer, to a lesser extent.
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I think the opposite question: examples of jarring contrasts between cities and their first-ring suburbs would make for a more interesting discussion.
Yup, as the OP I'd have to admit that, and in hindsight I would agree. I guess I was thinking along the lines of the seamless blend of urban fabric between Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge being a prime example for the thread title. However that seemed to have ended up translating into just about any city, including those with more suburban layouts within their city limits, thus of course meaning not much of a stark transition to the inner ring suburbs. Example, outer parts of Dallas blending into the similar suburban neighborhoods of Richardson or Irving is not really what I had in mind for this thread. Oh well.
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Yup, as the OP I'd have to admit that, and in hindsight I would agree. I guess I was thinking along the lines of the seamless blend of urban fabric between Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge being a prime example for the thread title. However that seemed to have ended up translating into just about any city, including those with more suburban layouts within their city limits, thus of course meaning not much of a stark transition to the inner ring suburbs. Example, outer parts of Dallas blending into the similar suburban neighborhoods of Richardson or Irving is not really what I had in mind for this thread. Oh well.
It's true, some cities maintain their identities better than others. Other cities just become part of the sprawl. Boulder, Co. is a good example of a small town surrounded by larger suburbs but still resists becoming one itself.
I disagree with the folks that keep saying DC. There is a river on the VA side and on the Md there is usually a difference in built environment (high rise to low rise, commercial buildings to houses, single family to apartments) and even in upkeep of the roads (not as true recently). I am not saying there is a big difference but compared to other metro areas, a trained eye can tell DC and MD apart pretty easily. There are probably only a handful of places on the border where that would be difficult.
Maybe I am not understanding the topic exactly. The road signs in DC alone make telling them apart an easy task...and I cross that border at least twice a day most days
Don't the first-ring suburbs of virtually any city blend seamlessly?
50th and France on the Minneapolis/Edina border is a good example of seamless urbanity. One side of France Ave. is Minneapolis, the other side is Edina:
Basically every first-ring suburb of the Twin Cities is an extension of the grid system created by the core cities. Edina, Richfield, St. Louis Park, Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Center, Columbia Heights, Roseville, St. Anthony, North Saint Paul, Falcon Heights, Maplewood, South St. Paul, and Richfield are all former streetcar suburbs.
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