Larger Cities Alternative

This alternative assumes suburban cities in the region would accommodate the bulk of future population and employment growth. Suburban cities with designated regional growth centers – Core Suburban Cities – and other Larger Suburban Cities would be the primary locations for new development.

Larger Suburban Cities, in particular, would be the locations of job growth, more so than the region’s Metropolitan Cities. Considerable redevelopment would occur in current town center and neighborhood shopping areas, and suburban cities would become major regional job centers. Many new apartments, condominiums and townhouses would also be built in these areas. Less growth would occur in the downtown areas of the region’s largest Metropolitan Cities, Unincorporated Urban Areas, and Rural Areas than is currently planned.