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A couple things: That census definition of urban/rural is different from the colloquial definition. The census link allows an "urban" classification as low as
by bumby 4y ago
A couple things:
That census definition of urban/rural is different from the colloquial definition. The census link allows an "urban" classification as low as 2,500 people.
Colloquially-defined rural areas have been decimated by globalization in the last 40 years. The "rural" area I grew up in had thousands of manufacturing jobs; now it may have 200. The drop in GDP goes far beyond urban sprawl enabled by ICE vehicles.
- ianai 4y ago2000 is far far too low to declare things urban. That line should be drawn at least above 10k-20k, I think. Also critical infrastructure is out “in the sticks” like dams, power infrastructure (lines/plants/storage), and the support of the container trucks. Then there’s agriculture. It all needs to be electrified and reachable by electrics.