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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
Not really.
Downtown to downtown, Boston/Providence & DC/Baltimore are in the 30 - 40 mile range (as the crow flies).
Downtown Chicago to downtown Milwaukee is 81 miles. Distance matters.
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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.