https://padlet.com/briankezer/About Brian Kezer enjoys several hobbies during his leisure time, including cooking, working out, music, and watching sports. Recently a resident of Bowie, Maryland, Brian Kezer currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. A suburb of Washington, D.C., that borders on that city’s northern tip, Silver Spring is considered an “edge city,” although technically it’s not a “city” at all. This is because, despite its population of about 80,000, it’s unincorporated, and relies on Montgomery County for all its services. The term was coined in 1991 by Joel Garreau to describe a phenomenon that was becoming more and more apparent at that time - suburbanites who had left the cities grew tired of returning to the cities to work and shop, and so attracted to their suburbs the businesses of the big city, the entertainment and shopping venues and, perhaps most importantly, the jobs. Garreau laid out several standards for identifying edge cities. They must include five million square feet of office space, about what’s found in a good-sized downtown, and 600,000 square feet of retail space, or what would be found in a large regional mall. The area becomes known as a single-end destination. That is, it becomes a one-stop destination for shopping, work, and entertainment. Importantly, the area’s population increases during the day and decreases at night, signifying that there are more jobs than residents. Finally, the area has developed into a retail, commercial, and entertainment hub within just the last three decades or so. The pervasiveness of the phenomenon can be seen in Garreau’s list of 123 edge cities, with an additional 83 “up and coming” edge cities. Edge cities are primarily located around major cities - from the above list, fully two dozen edge cities were in the Los Angeles area, 21 were in the New York City area, and 23 adorned the area around Washington, D.C. en-us 2020-10-21 05:48:17 UTC 2022-05-10 03:31:01 UTC hello@padlet.com briankezer https://padlet.com/briankezer/About/wish/2159840458 Brian Kezer holds an MA in computer science from George Washington University. In his spare time, Brain Kezer enjoys working out and reading.]]> 2022-04-27 06:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/briankezer/About/wish/2159840458 briankezer https://padlet.com/briankezer/About/wish/2176854512 During the course of his career, Brian Kezer has worked as an operations analyst and a program analyst. Outside of work he is an avowed dog and music lover. Brian Kezer also likes video games and sports as well as working out.]]> 2022-05-10 03:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/briankezer/About/wish/2176854512