Talk:List of edge cities
where does this list come from? many of these cities have been cities for at least a century. why are they on this list?
From personal knowledge of Nashville, I would consider the Cool Springs (TN) area to be more worthy of the "edge city" title than Murfreesboro, which is a free-standing college town and has been for nearly 100 years, and has been a municipality for nearly 200. Cool Springs, on the other hand, is divided roughly between the two Nashville suburbs of Brentwood and Franklin and is not incorporated as a municipality, yet has its own Chamber of Commerce. It consists mainly of office parks and retail space, and grew from a shopping mall that opened in 1991 near an I-65 interchange that was created specifically for the mall. I am not certain that it has hit the mark in terms of office space that Garreau specified (five million square feet), but if not, is likely on pace to do so in the near future. Cool Springs is more akin to the "Greater Woodfield" area around Schaumburg, IL than anything else, if not quite to the same scale.Cfclark 16:22, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- If there is a source indicating it has more jobs than employed residents, feel free to add it in. --Polaron | Talk 20:54, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
Yikes!
It appears that someone here completely overhauled this list while confusing "edge city" with "anchor city." In an effort to restore at least some truth to this list, I've tried to restore what was previously there based on what's on Google Earth and in Garreau's book. Svalbard in winter 13:57, 29 April 2007 (UTC)