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Looking for an edge city that has a clean, upscale, safe, business oriented feeling that Bellevue and Irvine have and are within relatively close proximity of larger cities/metro areas. Ideally, such an edge city would get little to no snow.
Thanks.
Can't speak for Bellevue but here are some alternatives to Irvine (with similar socioeconomic levels and population densities):
Fremont, CA
Pleasanton, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
Davis, CA
If you dont't mind snow:
Troy, MI
Sterling Heights, MI
Rochester Hills, MI
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Some of these places are very, very suburban. Downtown Bellevue is a highrise district with the parking mostly underground, and no setbacks between sidewalk and building in the typical new building in the past 30 years.
Tempe, Arizona (Phoenix)
University City, California (San Diego)
Dadeland, Florida (Miami)
Miami Beach? (Miami)
Century City, California (Los Angeles)
Walnut Creek, California (San Francisco)
Tyson's Corner, Virginia (DC)
Arlington, Virginia (DC)
Uptown (Houston)
Las Colinas, Texas (Dallas)
Tempe, Arizona (Phoenix)
University City, California (San Diego)
Dadeland, Florida (Miami)
Miami Beach? (Miami)
Century City, California (Los Angeles)
Walnut Creek, California (San Francisco)
Tyson's Corner, Virginia (DC)
Arlington, Virginia (DC)
Uptown (Houston)
Las Colinas, Texas (Dallas)
Some of these places are very, very suburban. Downtown Bellevue is a highrise district with the parking mostly underground, and no setbacks between sidewalk and building in the typical new building in the past 30 years.
Bellevue is sububan as well, with single family homes within a few blocks of these highrises. It also started growing due to a major mall being located there, just like most of the other successful Edge Cities.
Bellevue is the most urban Edge City at this point, mainly due to geographical constraints and the forward thinking City of Bellevue's progressive zoning and planning policies.
It's pretty late to the party with a rail connection however, but I realize that's coming eventually.
I'd say Jersey City, NJ without a doubt is an edge city.
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