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Originally Posted by geomorph
Does the city seem like a suburb of the big city, or more remote?
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Well, "big city" for Albuquerque is a relative term, because it seems as big and important as a Hartford or Syracuse. Los Lunas has some physical disconnect with Albuquerque: there's the Isleta Pueblo in between, meaning there is undeveloped land between the two places, and you have to cross the Rio Grande on I-25 as well. The Rio Grande is undeveloped in most places, with the riverbanks still covered in cottonwoods and all. So I would say LosLunas is mainly separate from Albuquerque, unlike the suburbs north of Albuquerque, where there's some connecting taking place between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. On the other hand, there is some connection between Los Lunas and Albuquerque, because the center of Los Lunas is much different from the sprawl near I-25, which appears to be exploding. There was also decent traffic on I-25, although that could be metro traffic, or also intercity traffic heading between Albuquerque and El Paso.