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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by dugmartin on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:38PM (#29800902)
Some numbers for comparison according to a Google search:

Hong Kong Area: 427 mi²

Washington DC Metropolitan Area: 5,565 mi²

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @05:12PM (#29801338)
Hong Kong is actually just a few urban areas separated by a bunch of really really tall hills (and rural areas in between). That anyone can get around at all in that city is already amazing.

The DC metro area is just a pretty flat sprawl. It should be an easy case transportation wise, but...Americans.

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by kaesar14 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @05:01PM (#29801180)
Ok, just compare the Metropolitan areas. The actual city of DC is 68.34 mi², smaller than Hong Kong. Still worse to get around in.
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