central business district

finance

Provide money for

• investmentDeploying capital for returns
• corporate headquartersFirm's primary administrative location
• multinationalOperating across multiple countries

stock exchange · trading floors · real estate · commercial property · office space · lease · rent · property values · economic activity · professional services

retail

Sales to end users

• wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
• tradeExchange of commodities
• marketplaceVenue for commerce

shopping · storefronts · merchants · vendors · transactions · sales · buyers · sellers · goods · franchise

public transport

Shared passenger services

• subwayUnderground transit passage
• bus terminalsDeparture points for coaches
• parking garagesMulti-story vehicle storage facilities

traffic lights · intersections · sidewalks · boulevard · avenue · pedestrian zones · taxi stands · bike lanes · underground passages · commuter rail

zoning

Sectioning areas by use

• land useHow terrain is allocated
• urban renewalRevitalizing decayed city areas
• gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals

development · city planning · building codes · density · mixed-use · rezoning · heritage preservation · setbacks · permits · municipal

skyscrapers

Extremely tall urban buildings

• high-risesMulti-story urban buildings
• office buildingsStructures for professional work
• towersTall vertical structures

cityscape · landmarks · plaza · neon signs · billboards · glass facades · steel structures · observation decks · iconic architecture · atrium

• city areasdowntown, urban core, inner city, CBD, midtown
• downtowndowntown, CBD, urban core, inner city, midtown
• urban planningcity planning, zoning map, master plans, zones, zoning reform
• urban zonesneighborhood, borough, residential zone, industrial zone, residential area
• urbanizationcity, urban growth, metropolis, urban sprawl, suburbanization
• skyscrapersskyscraper, tower, high-rise, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa