Mr. Rist May 9, 2016 Explaining the Concentric Zone Model: Prep for Tuesday and Wednesday

Zone 1: The “Loop” or the “Business Loop” Look at the circles on the back white board  The Loop is the center of economic, cultural and political life  Rephrased, the Loop is the main hub of a city or town  Think of downtown Minneapolis and/or St. Paul

Zone 2: “The Zone in Transition” Encircling the loop is an area of transition, which is being invaded by businesses and light manufacturing  Factories  Slums, ghettos  Zone of poverty, degradation, and disease  Underworld  Recently-arrived immigrants

Zone 3: Zone of Workingmen’s Homes  Inhabited workers in industries who have escaped the areas of deterioration and poverty but who want easy access to their jobs  Zone 3 is not a suburban area

Zone 4: Residential Area Beyond Zone 3 of workingmen’s homes High class apartment buildings Exclusive districts of single family homes Think of Lake Calhoun & Lake of the Isles

Zone 5: Commuter Zone  Farther out beyond the city limits is the Commuter Zone (Zone 5) –  Think suburban areas or satellite cities  These suburbs are within a thirty to sixty minute ride of the central business district (Zone 1)  Think of Rosemount, Lakeville, Chaska, Chanhassen, Minnetonka, etc.