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Book by: Joel GarreauPresentation by: Zack Hicks
Edge Cities
Joel Garreau’s qualifications:• ≥5,000,000 ft2 of office space• ≥600,000 ft2 of retail• High daytime population• Automobile dependent• Recently rural
What is an Edge City?
GreenfieldsBoomers
Three Categories of Edge Cities
UptownsWhite Marsh Columbia* Towson*
* Started as edge cities, have become secondary downtowns
• Edge cities surrounded by subdivisions• Each subdivision has
neighborhood associations• Neighborhood associations
influential• NIMBY-ism prevalent• Expansion not wise politically
Edge Cities Can’t Acquire More Land
•More access to mass transit•More traditional street grids•More walkable•More recreation options•Mixed uses
Edge Cities Are Changing
• Downtown areas outside CBD• Defined street grid• High density• Significant residential
population• Next step in edge city’s
evolution
Secondary Downtowns
Edge Cities near Washington, DC
• Dulles• Largo• Greenbelt – /Kenilworth• Bethesda – Montgomery Mall
area• Germantown – along
Transitional Edge Cities near Washington, DC
• Tysons Corners•White Flint• National Harbor•Merrifield• Gaithersburg – Lakeforest
Mall area
Secondary Downtowns near Washington, DC
• Downtown Bethesda• Downtown Silver Spring• Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor• Downtown Reston• Downtown Rockville
Any questions?