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Originally Posted by CoryB
If you want to have a serious discussion on the pros and cons of amalgamation v separation the Phoenix metro area is a good case study as it has at least six large urban areas that border each other and form a single "city". They all have distinct police, fire, water, roads, etc. systems. There is a single shared transit system that runs between them though and they all have their own governing bodies. Its partly why the Coyotes setup in Phoenix, then moved to Glendale and are now shopping a third relocation and are likely to land in Tempe. Also the state zone transportation department has a significant role on the major roads (ie freeways) in the area.
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The Phoenix metropolitan area is not a good case study as is is too dissimilar to Winnipeg. Phoenix itself is a huge city with suburban density and which has tripled in size in the last 50 years, meaning much of the inner city itself is quite recently developed. Every case spins on its facts.
Most metropolitan areas coordinate transit between the different municipalities, examples are Translink for Greater Vancouver, Metro Transit for the Twin Cities or DART for Dallas-Fort Worth (the Metroplex). Winnipeg did too from 1953 when transit became publicly owned and operated until Unicity.