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Re:Maps that show the anatomy of America’s vast infrastructure by mahyarm on Thursday December 01, 2016 @05:06PM (#13084009)
To get a better sense of what is actually the top list, we should be sorting by metro area.
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Re:Maps that show the anatomy of America’s vast infrastructure by largote on Thursday December 01, 2016 @05:09PM (#13084032)
Agreed. A city proper is definitely not an isolated social and economic "unit"; therefore limiting comparisons to it will not give you the information you really want to make decisions.
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Re:Maps that show the anatomy of America’s vast infrastructure by localtalent on Thursday December 01, 2016 @09:36PM (#13085501)
I agree, but sometimes 'metro area' is a bizarre distinction.

NYC's Metropolitan Division includes Ocean County (Jersey shore) but not Essex County (which includes Newark and all of the PATH trains).

The Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Pike County (not accessible by commuter rail from NYC) but not New Haven or Fairfield (which are).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_metropolitan_area

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