Florida's Metropica blurs the lines between the city and suburbs

U.S.

By gvwire

Published 8 years ago on

September 12, 2016

Metropica, located in South Florida, provides ready-made city centers in a suburban locale. Is this trend influencing the blueprint for developments across the nation?
Published in The Economist

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