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Further Inland you hit areas like Albany, Scranton, Harrisburgh and to the south is Richmond. Remember there a pretty sizable and wide mountain range that starts usually about 30-50 miles west of the megalopolis and can be as wide as 200 miles east to west in certain areas
I figured it might be a large block in development. Though I could see development occuring along transportation corridors across it and up river valleys.
Location: The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic seaboard - From Northern Virginia to Southern Maine, bounded by the Appalachian Mountains to the west by the Appalachian Mountains to the west.
Principal Cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C.
Yea, BoWash definitely exist. And to address the rural communities in this area, these areas are important too, they provide much of the food for the area and provide another industry. The rural communities are tied to the urban fabric, and no matter how urban a place is, it needs the local farmers. It provides competition to keep imported foods from going so high.
Yea, BoWash definitely exist. And to address the rural communities in this area, these areas are important too, they provide much of the food for the area and provide another industry. The rural communities are tied to the urban fabric, and no matter how urban a place is, it needs the local farmers. It provides competition to keep imported foods from going so high.
Very good point, I love getting fresh produce, especially this time of year. Another thing the area actually has great access to, New Jersey (the Garden State) and areas like Lancaster PA offer some of the best farmland in the country, this is not always something thought of in the region but these areas (an others like inland MD and VA along with the DELMARVA peninsula) offer a wide variety of fresh produce and fertile lands not to mention fresh seafod too. But no warm weather fruits
Very good point, I love getting fresh produce, especially this time of year. Another thing the area actually has great access to, New Jersey (the Garden State) and areas like Lancaster PA offer some of the best farmland in the country, this is not always something thought of in the region but these areas (an others like inland MD and VA along with the DELMARVA peninsula) offer a wide variety of fresh produce and fertile lands not to mention fresh seafod too. But no warm weather fruits
I figured it was necessary to point that out. So many times when we think of metros we think of MSAs as being super urban and progressive when there is less rural farmland. But these areas are also integrated into the urban fabric and vice versa. Probably one of the best examples of this and mega regions is the Great Lakes with Twin Cities, Chicago, and Milwaukee for instance building financial service industries that include agricultural commodities.
I figured it was necessary to point that out. So many times when we think of metros we think of MSAs as being super urban and progressive when there is less rural farmland. But these areas are also integrated into the urban fabric and vice versa. Probably one of the best examples of this and mega regions is the Great Lakes with Twin Cities, Chicago, and Milwaukee for instance building financial service industries that include agricultural commodities.
Even the largest and most urban areas have much influence from all things agrarian. Take the mushroom production in Chester County PA, actually part of the Philly MSA - it accounts for 1/3rd of all mushrooms consumed in the US and is big business
Of course it exists. I lived in Brooklyn for a number of years and regularly took the train to Boston and DC. For American cities, this is a very unique urban concept. Now go to Japan, and virtually the whole nation is like that.
Of course it exists. I lived in Brooklyn for a number of years and regularly took the train to Boston and DC. For American cities, this is a very unique urban concept. Now go to Japan, and virtually the whole nation is like that.
I've lived in the Bos-Wash megalopolis all my life but never really thought twice about the term really.
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