Neighborhoods, Districts and Market Areas. Chapter 11 Neighborhoods, Districts and Market Areas.

A neighborhood is usually defined geographically by: Major roads Geographic features such as rivers, wetlands and hills Political boundaries such as school districts, property tax districts and city limits. Chapter 11

Market areas are defined by: Places where people live and work Usually a collection of neighborhoods and districts Often an entire metropolitan area or city Chapter 11

Zoning and land use districts are typically larger than neighborhoods but smaller than market areas Zoning often limits land uses to single family, multifamily (apartment), retail, office, industrial and the like. Read about multifamily districts on pp97-98 since this is directly related to your projects. Central Business Districts (CBDs) are important because they contain most employment in a typical city CBDs include many land uses and cultural facilities CBDs are the focus of the city, so distance (and access by highway and public transit) of your subject site (SS) to the CBD is an important characteristic of your SS Chapter 11

Review exercises are strongly recommended Chapter 11