10.15131/shef.data.5752845.v1 Alasdair Rae Alasdair Rae Garrett Nelson Garrett Nelson On the road again: the geography and characteristics of American commuter megaregions (supplementary files for book chapter) The University of Sheffield 2018 megaregions commuting regions economic geography regional planning united states territorialization network analysis Geography Urban and Regional Economics Economic Development and Growth Regional Analysis and Development Urban Analysis and Development Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified 2018-01-05 13:26:07 Dataset https://orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/dataset/On_the_road_again_the_geography_and_characteristics_of_American_commuter_megaregions_supplementary_files_for_book_chapter_/5752845 This repository contains data relating to our book chapter on the anatomy of US megaregions, entitled: "On the road again: the geography and characteristics of American commuter megaregions".<div><br></div><div>We are sharing the full datasets here for others to explore.</div><div><br></div><div>There are four different files here, as below.</div><div><br></div><div>1. megaregions_data_master_011217.xlsx - this file contains full details of the megaregions in relation to their characteristics - including demographics and transport modes.</div><div><br></div><div>2. commutes-matrix.jpg - this is a graphic from the associated paper which shows the strength of connection between different megaregions.</div><div><br></div><div>3. megaregions-and-cities.jpg - this is a graphic which shows the shape and size of megaregions in addition to their major cities.</div><div><br></div><div>4. Megaregion Interflows.xlsx - this file provides more detail on the number of commutes between the megaregions.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Please get in touch if you have any questions. You can find our previous work on this topic in another figshare repository, here: <a href="https://figshare.shef.ac.uk/articles/United_States_Commutes_and_Megaregions_data_for_GIS/4110156">https://figshare.shef.ac.uk/articles/United_States_Commutes_and_Megaregions_data_for_GIS/4110156</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>