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Actually there are quite a few, with the classic example being "edge cities" like Tysons Corners near Washington DC - what was originally just offices and shopp
by jhbadger 9y ago
Actually there are quite a few, with the classic example being "edge cities" like Tysons Corners near Washington DC - what was originally just offices and shopping has become a real community. But to tie in the zoning issues mentioned, places like Tysons developed in response to the stricter zoning in DC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_city https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edge_city
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoPeople only build elsewhere when distance costs less than cleaning up the regulatory pollution required to build. The problem is that the regulatory pollution (crappy zoning) is so bad in certain areas and improves so little as you get further out that building a little further away isn't actually a better value.