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Originally Posted by pj3000
Is there a definitive separation between Chicago and Milwaukee? Like, where to Chicago’s northern suburbs end and Milwaukee’s southern suburbs begin? And, do the CSA dividing lines make sense?
A distance example in the case of NYC and Philadelphia...
Allentown to Philadelphia: 60 miles
Allentown to New York: 90 miles
Allentown: part of NYC CSA
Trenton to Philadelphia: 35 miles
Trenton to New York: 65 miles
Trenton: part of NYC CSA
Not only are these two metro areas much closer distance-wise, they are also much more closely affiliated with Philly, in terms of culture, media, commuting, sports team allegiances, retail, accent, architecture, etc.
NYC and Philadelphia are a single, huge CSA in reality, if what the OMB determines NYC’s “territory” to be is somehow accurate.
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Chicago's CSA includes Kenosha as its northern extent. Milwaukee's CSA includes Racine as its southern extent. Kenosha and Racine are 10 miles apart.
For all intents and purposes, Chicago and Milwaukee are unofficially apart of the same general metro area or region. The commuting numbers don't yet meet the threshold as an official CSA. Residents have fairly easy access to each others amenities. For instance, Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee is considered "Chicago's third airport", while O'Hare provides international access to residents of Milwaukee. Culturally, they are still two distinct cities and I would imagine the same is true with Philly and New York.