Satellite City, edge city, secondary node or suburb (shop, residential)
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Simple concept: name a city that is not the primary node of its metro, and we will determine whether or not that City is a satellite city, edge city, secondary node or a suburb.
Examples:
Fort Worth- secondary node
Newark- Satellite city
Quincy, MA- Suburb
Tyson’s Corner- 20 years ago, suburb. Today, edge city.
Scottsdale-suburb Jersey City-secondary node
Carson-suburb
Wilmington, DE
I'd say that JC functions more like a suburb, or even an edge city. Most of its growth and development, over the last couple decades has come as spillover. It doesn't have enough of an identity or gravitational pull to qualify as a secondary node.
Definitions
Satellite city: located somewhat near to, but are mostly independent of larger metropolitan areas
Edge city: a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown (or central business district) in what had previously been a residential or rural area
Suburb: is a residential area or a mixed use area, either existing as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city
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Originally Posted by gladhands
I'd say that JC functions more like a suburb, or even an edge city. Most of its growth and development, over the last couple decades has come as spillover. It doesn't have enough of an identity or gravitational pull to qualify as a secondary node.
I disagree. While it's true that it's receiving a ton of spillover, there comes a certain point where an area stops functioning as a suburb, even if it's to the almighty NYC. In built form and function, Jersey City is hardly what one would call "suburban ". The state of New Jersey's tallest buildings are located in JC, as are many prominent financial and administrative institutions, enough so that JC is making a strong case of having surpassed Newark, the traditional secondary city of the metro and leader of the state. JC certainly isn't Yonkers or Nassau County or Greenwich in that regard. It's also too close to be an edge city or even a satellite city, imo, but I understand the hesitance to elevate JC above suburb status, given NYC's dominance.
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