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Originally Posted by dave8721
I agree they are different I was just pointing out that Miami and Pheonix both have the sort of densely packed suburbia that just abruptly stops rather than petering out like most places. If that is how he was saying Miami and Pheonix were the same then at least I could see that comparison.
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That is a very common thing with Auto-centric metros in general especially out west
We have discussed it before, in older areas where lands are almost always private vs out west where preserves, parks, reservations and Government land cause hard instant breaks in urban development.
Instead of the true smooth transition from Hyper-Urban to rural you get moderate density from city center right to a hard stop in wilderness or farmland.
Suburban Phoenix ending in Indian Reservation agriculture
Vegas ending in open desert:
