1. Neighborhoods, Districts and Market Areas.
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Neighborhoods, Districts and Market Areas.

2. 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.
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. Review exercises are strongly recommended
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