The Megalopolis

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The Megalopolis

• Jean Gottmann, 1961

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Cities of the Fall Line

• 1. Boston
• 2. NY
• 3. Philadelphia
• 4. Baltimore
• 5. Washington, DC

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Urbanness

• 1. Dense Patterns of Streets
• 2. Industries
• 3. Wholesale Clusters
• 4. Retail Clusters
• 5. Large Population

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Megalopolis

• 1. High Incomes
• 2. Good Connectivity
• 3. Empty Spaces

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Site Characteristics

• Glaciation The Megalopolis

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Glacial Impacts

• 1. New York
• 2. Cape Cod/Long Island
• 3. Break-in-Bulk Points

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The Situation

• 1. Relatively close to Europe.
• 2. Exurbia
• 3. Edge Cities

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Sprawl

• 1. Urban Sprawl
• 2. Rural Sprawl

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Accessibility/ Density

• 1. Very Dense
• 2. Usually Water Oriented
• 3. Trash (5 million cubic yards of sludge/year)
• A. Mass Transit
• B. Limited Access Highways