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Originally Posted by Crawford
Ann Arbor has a Portland-style growth boundary so actually it's pretty rural between Detroit and AA.
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the growth boundary doesn't seem to be working all that well, because it's still pretty damn sprawly in the tweener zone along the I-94 corridor:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2449.../data=!3m1!1e3
for reference, here's what actual rural looks like in SE michigan (same scale):
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9451.../data=!3m1!1e3
what's more, the detroit and ann arbor UA's (as of 2010 definitions)
directly abut each other for a run of 7.5 continuous miles. it's probably only matter of time before they merge. if not with the new 2020 definitions, then perhaps by 2030.
the toledo, flint, and port huron UA's all still have a fair bit of open distance between themselves and the detroit UA.