Chuck
Senior Member
I think the lack of any natural boundaries inhibiting Toronto's growth like in Vancouver and NY is the reason it isn't MORE like Manhattan or Hong Kong....even Barcelona to an extent has some natural boundaries.
Not so convinced. Being and island (or grouping of islands) hasn't exactly stopped sprawl in New York City. Sprawl on Long Island extends for over 100 km to the east, and it also continues well northward from the Bronx and west into New Jersey. New York can sprawl NW, NE, and SW whereas Toronto can only sprawl NW and NE. New York (and especially its inner suburbs) are only as dense as they are because it was the most populous city in the world just before cars became affordable to the masses.