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click on arrows under Land Area (twice to get descending). Los Angeles isn't in the top 3. It's New York, Sprawlanta, then Chicago. Los Angeles is #7. The urban areas of the Bay Area are listed separately, but you can add them up. San Francisco/Oakland + San Jose + Concord + Santa Rosa contains about 1012 square miles, #16 on the list between Seattle and Tampa but almost double the population of Seattle's urban area.
#4 on the list is Philly, so that's what I'm voting for.
Anyway, thanks for showing LA in its entirety and beyond and cutting out like 8 counties for Houston
No, I just outlined what appears to be the principal area('blob') of contigious development. Did I leave out millions of invisible Houstonians? No, I didnt. LOL
LA doesnt stop for 20 miles before the Inland Empire begins, the transition is seamless and is invisible from any map.
LA doesnt stop for 20 miles before the Inland Empire begins, the transition is seamless and is invisible from any map.
Whoops forgot about the Inland Empire which the census tabulates as a separate urban area. Los Angeles + Inland Empire would be #4 in size, just under Chicago.
click on arrows under Land Area (twice to get descending). Los Angeles isn't in the top 3. It's New York, Sprawlanta, then Chicago. Los Angeles is #7. The urban areas of the Bay Area are listed separately, but you can add them up. San Francisco/Oakland + San Jose + Concord + Santa Rosa contains about 1012 square miles, #16 on the list between Seattle and Tampa but almost double the population of Seattle's urban area.
#4 on the list is Philly, so that's what I'm voting for.
That isnt a ranking of the most spread out, but the Urban Areas as defined by the Census Bureau.
Hahahaha....you guys should just fly to LA and then drive from Thousand Oaks to Redlands.
After that, you would never again question who is 2nd as far as uninterrupted development and consistent density(a factor I am inclined to say LA actually beats NY in btw)
Ive been everywhere and rent cars and drive extensively whenever I travel for work meetings and conferences and trust me, LA is probably 3rd in the world to only Tokyo and NY as far as 'feeling big'.
No, I just outlined what appears to be the principal area('blob') of contigious development. Did I leave out millions of invisible Houstonians? No, I didnt. LOL
LA doesnt stop for 20 miles before the Inland Empire begins, the transition is seamless and is invisible from any map.
Hahahaha....you guys should just fly to LA and then drive from Thousand Oaks to Redlands.
After that, you would never again question who is 2nd as far as uninterrupted development and consistent density(a factor I am inclined to say LA actually beats NY in btw)
during rush hour for added fun. 100 miles of continuous. The geography of NYC makes it hard to compare. As for continuous dense big city concrete jungle feel NYC wins by far. You can drive nearly an hour through the boros and feel continous dense city. Even if you don't go into Manhattan.
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Ive been everywhere and rent cars and drive extensively whenever I travel for work meetings and conferences and trust me, LA is probably 3rd in the world to only Tokyo and NY as far as 'feeling big'.
What about Mexico City? And Paris with its the higher densities might be a competitor.
during rush hour for added fun. 100 miles of continuous. The geography of NYC makes it hard to compare. As for continuous dense big city concrete jungle feel NYC wins by far. You can drive nearly an hour through the boros and feel continous dense city. Even if you don't go into Manhattan.
Yes, and LA is 2nd.
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No, I didnt. LOL
