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I remember when the city had a real limit, you could leave it. Now the suburbs seem endless. Towns 300km away, were once distinct towns, now just part of one la
by mymythisisthis 6y ago
I remember when the city had a real limit, you could leave it. Now the suburbs seem endless. Towns 300km away, were once distinct towns, now just part of one large metropolis - pretending that they are still distinct. If you want to know the real size of a metro, map out the delivery areas for furniture stores and restaurant suppliers.
- bb101 6y agoIt's been progressively so throughout the entire 20th century. George Orwell wrote about the suburbanisation of rural life in his "Coming Up for Air" [1] back in the 1930s. Highly recommended. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509080.Coming_Up_for_Air https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/509080.Coming_Up_for_Air
- jbay808 6y agoOut of curiosity, how do you map out the delivery areas for furniture stores and restaurant suppliers?
- g8oz 6y agoLow density suburbs are indeed the failure mode of the urban expansion process.