Originally Posted by
acidfast7
There are also natural geographical constraints that one often forgets.[.]There are also natural geographical constraints that one often forgets]We're on Portsea Island, which is within the middle of the photograph.
And, in a lot of ways in like Boston, as the population growth is constrained by natural boundaries. We haven't initiated a "big dig" here (I remember that as a child) but instead use hovercrafts and ferries between the islands (we're old fashioned.)