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serve. Table 3 shows the ratio of the numberof lanes leaving the target area to the population of the area. It can be seen that Washington and Dayton have twice the road capacity
of Milwaukee and St. Louis andslightly more than twice that of Boston.

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TABLE 3

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TraFric LANES SERVING POPULATIONS OF
FrvE Urspan TARGETS

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Target

Boston
Dayton

enclosed,
thous

60
22

2200
350

45

1400

Milwaukee

26

Washington

101

St. Louis

Persons

Lanes
leaving target

800

1700

Ratio,

lanes/thous
of persons

0.025 .
0.06

0.03
0.03

0.06

The urban complex as a target seems to be. characterized by a single center that contains the best shelter, the best road network, and the most value to the economy. People
ebb and fiow from this point by night and day but the location of the point does not shift.

Thecities under consideration seem to differ most markedly in the extent of their road net-

work and in their geographical locations, which affect the relative freedom of their populations to leave the target area.

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