The five “Edge City” limits are:
· Insurmountability (amount of land to build on and land use restrictions),
· Affordability,
· Mobility (movement around and within an Edge City),
· Accessibility (access to the Edge City)
· Nice.
Using the language of the class (e.g. agglomeration) and the bid-rent/utility/population model, explain how the automobile allowed for a dramatic increase in the size (geographic and population) of metropolitan areas over, say, the last 50 years. Explain where the “five Edge City limits” fit in the model and its application to the real world.