cityward
Toward the metropolis
Cityward means toward the city, indicating direction of movement or orientation: The suburbs expanded while traffic flowed cityward each morning.
The word appears in both adjective and adverb forms, though citywards (with the s) is more common in British English.
It implies motion or facing from rural or suburban areas toward an urban center.
Central business district
- centerMiddle of anything
- towardsIn the direction of
- inwardToward the inside
- centralIn the middle, primary
hub · core · midtown · interior · nucleus · epicenter · focal · converging
Daily commute congestion period
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- trafficMovement along routes
highway · expressway · inbound · morning · evening · daily · carpool · transit
Population shift toward cities
- influxSudden large arrival
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- movementChange in position
- relocationPermanent change of residence
exodus · transplant · newcomer · settler · drawn · attracted · opportunity · employment
downtown
Central business district
central · hub · core · midtown · interior · nucleus · epicenter · focal · converging · approaching
rush-hour
Daily commute congestion period
traffic · highway · expressway · inbound · morning · evening · daily · carpool · transit · rail
urbanization
Population shift toward cities
relocation · exodus · transplant · newcomer · settler · drawn · attracted · opportunity · employment · seeking