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    3 months ago

    In a lot of neighborhoods in the US, you have to cross major, high-traffic streets to get to a fairly small public park.

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        3 months ago

        That pretty accurately describes pretty much every U.S. city that isn’t directly on the East Coast, yeah. And even a few that are.

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          3 months ago

          So it’s in a major city that also has heavy traffic, but also enough space for houses with spacious yards?

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                I live about two miles from the city center of one of the 20 biggest cities in the United States by population. The nearest suburb to me is over ten miles away, in the opposite direction. The density of my neighborhood, according to the most recent census data, is over 3,000 (the definition of “city” is over 1,500). We’re governed by city government and have no HOA. We get city trash pickup and our roads are maintained by the city DOT. We have city bus service and bike lanes maintained by the city. Our address includes the city name and zip code.

                By pretty much any definition, I live in a major city and not in a suburb.

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                3 months ago

                What do you mean? Almost every major city has suburbs (at least in my country). I live in one of the top ten most populous cities in the US and I live in the suburbs.

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                  Do you think the municipalities that surround major cities exist as part of the city? Is Brookfield ‘Chicago’? Is Ferndale ‘Detroit’? Is Long Island ‘New York City’? Is Somerville ‘Boston’?

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                    Yes. Long Island is New York City. I lived there and my address said New York, New York.

                    I brain farted. I lived in Staten Island, but the point stands. Staten Island is a suburb of New York and is in New York. My current living situation is identical with respect to my current major city. I live in a suburb, but my address says the name of the major city.