page_title: Edge city
hierarchical_section_title: Edge city
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the central urbanized axis, developed along the Fairfax Drive and Clarendon Boulevard in Arlington County, Virginia, USA. The axis is long approximately 3 miles (4.5 km) and is figuratively perpendicular to the Potomac River which separates the county from the city of Washington. The Washington Monument obelisk is clearly visible in the background.
context_page_description: Edge city is a term that originated in the United States for a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown or central business district, in what had previously been a suburban residential or rural area. The term was popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier by Joel Garreau, who established its current meaning while working as a reporter for The Washington Post. Garreau argues that the edge city has become the standard form of urban growth worldwide, representing a 20th-century urban form unlike that of the 19th-century central downtown. Other terms for these areas include suburban activity centers, megacenters, and suburban business districts. These districts have now developed in many countries.
context_section_description: Edge city is a term that originated in the United States for a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown or central business district, in what had previously been a suburban residential or rural area. The term was popularized by the 1991 book Edge City: Life on the New Frontier by Joel Garreau, who established its current meaning while working as a reporter for The Washington Post. Garreau argues that the edge city has become the standard form of urban growth worldwide, representing a 20th-century urban form unlike that of the 19th-century central downtown. Other terms for these areas include suburban activity centers, megacenters, and suburban business districts. These districts have now developed in many countries.
caption: The Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor in Arlington near Washington, D.C.
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