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Can you let us know how surface streets factor into this Megapolis thread?
I think he means that if Boston to D.C. being designated as a super metro, the megalopolis then you should be able to easily use a commercial street or surface street to traverse from one end of the megalopolis to the other.
To answer his question, such a phenomenon is practically unheard of in the NEC. You can do this in large metros, think Chicago to a western burb where a highway and expressway is not always necessary.
There are breaks. First break I noticed was between Baltimore and Philly, in Cecil near the river for about 10 miles or less. Next break is smaller but between Philly and NYC between Trenton and Princeton, a few miles. The largest break is between NYC and Boston, between Springfield and Worcestor I think 30 miles or more.
The region can be called a megalopolis, the cities are close to each other but IMO density and cohesion are not the NEC's strong suit. At least not compared to two or three other megalopolises in the world with even larger populations. PRD, JM, and BB.
Compared to the rest of the country the Northeast Corridor has the most density and cohesiveness when you are looking at the region as a whole.
Nice of you to leave that part out buddy.
Compared to the rest of the country the Northeast Corridor has the most density and cohesiveness when you are looking at the region as a whole.
Nice of you to leave that part out buddy.
IDC frankly. What is your point bringing that up when I never compared it to the rest of the U.S.?
The region can be called a megalopolis, the cities are close to each other but IMO density and cohesion are not the NEC's strong suit. At least not compared to two or three other megalopolises in the world with even larger populations. PRD, JM, and BB.
Excuse me. I'm not so good on acronyms. What are those?
Excuse me. I'm not so good on acronyms. What are those?
Pearl River, Taiheiyo Belt, Blue Banana.
I live in BB now, only major break is the English Channel and central west Germany. The latter break being a drop in density not development, still higher density than most of intermediate NEC.
I live in BB now, only major break is the English Channel and central west Germany.
Ah, ok. I've lived on the Taiheyo Belt. I've never driven it, though I have rode local/express trains from Tokyo to Fukuoka. It was a pretty cool experience, but I can't even slightly tell you if it counts as completely built (some of the routes were quite scenic, though).
Ah, ok. I've lived on the Taiheyo Belt. I've never driven it, though I have rode local/express trains from Tokyo to Fukuoka. It was a pretty cool experience, but I can't even slightly tell you if it counts as completely built (some of the routes were quite scenic, though).
The bays distract full development but it stays densely connected along the coast, ringing it and connecting Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka. In much less land area nearly doubles the NEC's population in the process.
Most impressive megalopolis in the world for dense continuation IMO.
Do Fukuoka and Hiroshima count, or is that too broad?
More broad, even though the developments continue to Fukuoka where it eventually terminates.
Forgot to mention but YRD can also be in the discussion, I think the most populous and densest of the 4. Yangtze River Delta. 115 million inhabitants in 39,000 square miles.
More broad, even though the developments continue to Fukuoka where it eventually terminates.
Forgot to mention but YRD can also be in the discussion, I think the most populous and densest of the 4. Yangtze River Delta. 115 million inhabitants in 39,000 square miles.
Yeah, but who cares about that? The northeastern United States is so much RICHER along with being well-developed.
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