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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by Alex3917 on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:06PM (#18388272)
"A transportation desert is defined as an area greater than ½ mile from a subway station."

https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170913/OPINION/17091...

https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/201...

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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by lovich on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:29PM (#18388379)
Is that quote your definition? I did not find the quote mentioned in either linked article when I used ctrl+f "transportation desert"
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by lgregg on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:40PM (#18388423)
Well, as someone who use to live in that area. It sucked, I think “transportation desert” is very applicable. There are buses, but you only take them to transfer for trains into the city.
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Re:Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 in Two Locations: NY and VA by Alex3917 on Monday November 05, 2018 @11:46PM (#18388441)
Page 15 of the embedded PDF in the first link. Some other definitions say 1/3rd of a mile:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/nyregion/new-york-subway-...

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