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Originally Posted by ue
Just because the suburban development is contiguous between the two does not mean they are the same place. Toronto and Hamilton are distinct places that, while interconnected, do differ in terms of sense of place. Just like Tokyo and Yokohama, Washington and Baltimore, Newcastle and Sunderland, etc. Oshawa, on the other hand, I agree, is basically an extension of Toronto at this point.
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What does being distinct have to do with whether it's one contiguous metro? Hamilton and Toronto feel different/are distinct places but it's still one metro. Uniform character isn't a pre-requisite. Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe are all distinct but form 1 metro.
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Last edited by isaidso; May 18, 2017 at 1:12 AM.
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