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Originally Posted by HillStreetBlues
Hamilton would be around the 35th largest city in the United States (Tucson has about the same population as Hamilton- 520,000 in 2010- and is 33). So being the equivalent of 40th in transit usage is probably mediocre given its size. I would say it’s worse than mediocre given the fact that Hamilton is on the edge of one of the largest metropolitan areas on the continent.
We might as well figure out how well Hamilton would rank amongst Australian cities, or English ones, though, for all the use this is. Amongst our peers, we’re performing terribly.
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Well many of the smaller cities ahead of Hamilton are part of large urban areas. Jersey City, Arlington, Cambridge, Newark, Yonkers, Daly City, Alexandria, etc. More than a few are closer to the downtown of the metro's main city than parts of Toronto are to downtown Toronto.
As for comparing Hamilton to Australian or English cites, I'd say Australia and New Zealand would be interesting to see, but the development pattern of England is too different for easy comparison.
Here's the Aussies:
