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Originally Posted by mmmatt
Thanks for the feedback, and to clarify a bit:
- POPCTR must be a place with over 1000 population and a density of 400 people per square kilometer.
- Airports land is also included for some reason provided it doesn't drop the number below 400 with it's inclusion. (YFC, YQM and YSJ are all included within their respective POPCTRs leading to some odd looking empty areas).
Regarding your note about the connection between Saint John and Rothesay I would have a different take on that, if you see below the distance between any semblance of "built up" area in the two is more than 2.5 KM and certainly not contiguous. The same applies to McEwan for Moncton, yes there is a single road connecting them with some houses and businesses along it but that does not qualify as contiguous build up area with a population density above 400 per sq km.
If we want to get a bit more technical about it (why not!) lets look at the area a bit closer, this "gap" is roughly 6 km/2 and contains about 100 houses, lets generously assume 3 people per house giving us 300 people in 6 km/2 which is a density of 50 per km/2 well below the threshold.
All this being said there are still some sketchy looking connections that exist like between Saint John and GBW which makes the cut because there is just enough depth to the housing all along the waterfront. Also in Fredericton McLeod Hill in the north is included when there is some pretty sparse dividing space there too. |
I appreciate the detail and mapping it out, however as a counterpoint, the character of those marginal/transition areas is important to consider, same with the community on either end. McEwan is a small mobile home area essentially, whereas the KV example is over 25,000 people. The area you highlighted that connects the two has two of the most expensive housing developments in the province in it, is fully lined by houses, a large mosque, a number of businesses, etc. so hardly a break in the fabric of the city.
Admittedly I am biased in this discussion because I have a lot of experience with residents and politicians from KV claiming that they are distinct from Saint John, which I feel undermines our ability to cooperate regionally. The more we can get the two KV towns to consider their role as members of the greater Saint John community - statistically, financially, socially - the better off we'll be.
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