metropolitan area

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In the Miami metropolitan area, where Parkland is located, gas now costs $4.11 per gallon on average — up from $3.01 last year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The Regional Plan Association is a non-profit civic organization focused on urban planning for the New York metropolitan area.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Union officials say the wage increases are necessary for their workers, who provide essential services that keep the city running, to live comfortably in an expensive metropolitan area.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Samples collected in the São Paolo metropolitan area in Brazil reached 98 nanograms per cubic meter.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Jesse couldn’t have found a less appropriate community if he’d asked AltaVista: “What’s the worst place in the greater Chicago metropolitan area for two nineteen-year-old lads from Idaho to live?”

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz