Figure 13-1 CBD of Charlotte, NC Figure 13-1 Look at the caption in the textbook. Which two categories of buildings are most numerous? _________________________.
Lower Manhattan, Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn
Lower Manhattan Brooklyn CBD CBD
FALSE COLOR SATELLITE IMAGE: Midtown Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, Flushing, Jamaica Airports Parks, Cemeteries Transportation to Eastern Long Island Water A A P C
Most of the NYC’s 3 million jobs are In these red areas. (Source: NYC Planning Department) CLUSTERS Intensive use of space, Office towers Business districts Also SHOPPING CORRIDORS
125 th in Harlem Midtown (Grand Central, Penn) Wall Street, Lower Manhattan Commercial land use (NY City Planning CLUSTERS Intensive use of space, Office towers, Business districts Also SHOPPING CORRIDORS
Flushing Jamaica Commercial land use (NY City Planning CLUSTERS Intensive use of space, Office towers, Business districts Also SHOPPING CORRIDORS
Lake Michigan Chicago’s CBD
Chicago’s CBD Notice how far Chicago Spreads to the west
Notice how far Chicago Spreads to the west
Can you find Lake Michigan, Chicago’s CBD Can you find where farmland begins? Steel mills!
Several “models” about where different types of activities happen and where different people live are based on Chicago. What would you call this model?
Can you find the CBD?
Is the CBC a small or a large part of the urban area?
Notice how far this city spreads away from its CBD. Metrodome where Vikings play.
Minneapolis CBD Metrodome Falls – Why are they important? Twins How many Minneapolis CBDs would fit into “Midtown” Manhattan?