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The key distinction is that suburbs are largely residential and composed of lower density housing, which does not describe Cambridge accurately.
by CydeWeys 8y ago
The key distinction is that suburbs are largely residential and composed of lower density housing, which does not describe Cambridge accurately.
- ben7799 8y agoWaltham is further away too and has > 100k people. It's hard to say if these cities are suburbs or not. Waltham, Newton, Cambridge, etc.. are very dense. There is a clear delineation in density with a lot of these. Usually it's whether the town/city is inside 95, but Lexington is not very dense and is inside.. I think Lexington fits the mold of suburb where as Newton & Waltham feel urban.
- CydeWeys 8y agoWhat about Somerville? I've been there a few times and at least the parts I was in felt more like a small city than the suburbs. Everything was well-connected with mass transit and walking seemed to be a very popular mode of transportation (which it isn't in the 'true' suburbs I've been to).