Hij802 OP t1_izqksnt wrote on December 11, 2022 at 2:45 AM

Reply to comment by hopopo in Opinions on consolidation of Hudson County into one city? by Hij802

But all of those counties are a mix of higher density urban areas (Newark, Paterson, Fort Lee) and low density suburbs (Paramus, Ringwood, Fairfield). Hudson County is the only one that’s one large continuous high density urban landmass. It is basically the equivalent of the Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens. There’s a reason they call it the “6th borough”

New Jersey is the densest state and all these suburbs are on top of each other. The fact you can’t tell where the borders are is an argument for consolidation of a LOT of municipalities, I can think of so many that deserve to be merged. We could easily go from 564 to at least 300.

hopopo t1_izsrqen wrote on December 11, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens all have various levels of urban as well. From big high-rises and housing developments to large properties with single homes and everything in between.

Maybe only significant difference would be a number of golf clubs, hiking trails, and parks, but that is not a bad thing.

Hij802 OP t1_izuzszn wrote on December 12, 2022 at 1:17 AM

I would’ve said Manhattan but it’s nowhere near that level of high density. It’s pretty much a medium density version of Manhattan in a way, just with a bit more industry.