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In the first line of the synopsis, a recent change suggests that a suburb may be a commercial area, in addition to the previously-added, subsequently-mentioned mixed-use and residential categories. The added citation does not seem to entirely corroborate this, and instead seems to refer to the commercial components of a mixed-used suburb. I suggest this change be reversed until more evidence can be shown for the existence of commercial-only suburbs, which, at least to my own knowledge, do not exist. Blackjackrobo (talk) 04:39, 17 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Blackjackrobo: I agree, the ref provided doesn't appear to support commercial-only suburbs; it reads to me as simply emphasising the commercial relevance of mixed-use suburbs. I'd add that it's essentially an opinion piece for a real-estate blog; not exactly a good source. I'd support cutting "commercial" along with the ref attached to it. (edit: I've gone ahead and done it.) -- Scyrme (talk) 20:39, 23 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Blackjackrobo: Looks like the same anonymous editor (with a variable IP) re-added "commercial" with two new refs, but looking at them I don't think they support the claim either. Their "better references" don't seem much better at all. Their edit summaries argue:

• What about office parks? These aren’t mixed uses. They are purely for commercial use. Even in downtowns there are apartments and wouldn’t be classified solely as commercial.
• Every suburban hotel, every suburban office park, and every strip mall, has to be zoned as commercial before it can be built.

But these examples seem to fall under mixed-use (afaik); in-fact Mixed-use development#Types of Contemporary Mixed-Use Zoning lists several of these. (As a note, the same editor has also been making similar changes at Commercial area.) -- Scyrme (talk) 13:31, 24 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Well in the US , on major intersections in suburban areas they specifically have the intersections listed for commercial uses. You can’t build houses there , they are only listed as commercial. Maybe I’ll look further into it. But yeah I’m the same guy my up Ip adresss keeps changing.

"A suburb (or suburban area or suburbia) is a commercial, mixed-use or residential area" is so vague as to effectively describe any area used by people as a "suburb". I don't see what's "very British" about the addition of "located between the exurbs and city centres of a metropolitan area"; it's vague enough to apply to any of the regional descriptions given in the article without being so vague as to be completely meaningless. A British description would talk about "countryside" instead of "exurbs" and would specify only residential areas. -- Scyrme (talk) 13:31, 24 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yeah I put that there because the definition of a suburb, itself is very vague. No one has a set definition. It usually just ends up being peoples description of their neighborhood. Everyone describes their neighborhood differently and is mostly up to opinion. The problem is that in US major cities there can be an area you would consider suburban but it’s still inside city proper since cities have annexed so much land, so it wouldn’t be a suburb. areas usually white and wealthy are described as suburban and poor areas are described as urban ignoring the fact that they are near city centers or not, at least in the us. This has been debated and there is no distinction between suburban and urban. Unless you can finally answer the question of what a suburb really is. ( Same guy btw my IP address changes) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.120.164.222 (talk) 19:16, 24 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Your change suggests that there are suburbs, or [what I would call those neighbourhoods that are] defined, recognized, and bounded districts of a particular metropolitan centre, that are zoned purely for business use. I personally am not aware of any such suburb, and your examples that @Scyrme mentioned above seem more to be examples of business zoning within a mixed-use suburb. When I read your comments, I think there might be confusion about mixed-usage, and that since businesses are used only for business purposes, that they cannot be part of a mixed-use district. On the contrary, it is the combination of something like a business park near a shopping mall, transit centre and perhaps a residential neighbourhood that would make that whole community mixed-use.

I do agree that the definition of suburb seems a little vague, but I'd assume that municipalities, counties and broader forms of government have some sort of working definition that they can use. A quick search online showed me this page written by Statistics Canada, which is more relevant to me than you probably based on our nationalities, but it gives some insight into the discussion. In any case, just because the layman's definition is broad, I don't think that means you can say what you want about suburbs. And that would go for all of us. But since you are the one suggesting an implementation, it would be up to you to provide a reliable source that corroborates the idea that there are solely commercially-zoned areas in the outskirts of a city, with no residential, industrial or otherwise non-commercial zoning at all.

Looking forward to more discussion on this matter Blackjackrobo (talk) 09:46, 25 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Regarding the inclusion of "commercial", I entirely agree with Blackjackrobo's statements above.

I acknowledge that the definition of "suburb" is vague, but I don't think it's so vague as to apply to literally any part of a metropolitan area. Some "suburbs" may be near to the city centre, close enough to be considered "inner city" areas, but they aren't the city centre itself. No city in the English-speaking world is regarded as being centred around a suburb; afaik that's something all varieties of English agree on, even if they disagree about which areas around the city center can qualify as "suburbs". Similarly, "exurb" is unambiguously defined as 'beyond' the suburbs, regardless of English variety. Additionally, "located between the exurbs and city centres of a metropolitan area" doesn't suggest any firm line between "urban" and "suburban" but encompasses any line that might be drawn. Even if no-one agrees on what a "suburb" is, we can at least (vaguely) agree on where a "suburb" is. -- Scyrme (talk) 03:43, 29 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(Same guy) Well there is another problem in the US. It’s the existence Principle cities. There can be multiple principle cities in a metropolitan area unlike Canada which only ever has one. Those principle cities wouldn’t be considered suburbs due to their employment numbers. Just look at the Los Angeles area on this link (for example) there are many principle cities. US Cencus page As far as the “commercial” thing goes, I’ll try to find a better reference for commercial zoning in areas outside of major downtowns. I know every strip mall built is zoned as commercial in the United States. Usually Midwest cities are just giant suburbs with 3 tall buildings at best. Most employment is not near downtown. Give me a few days to find a better reference on that zoning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.98.179.38 (talk) 06:19, 29 December 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

no br esse termo ganhou sentido comuna nos eua e mundo normal se refere a bairros de classe media fora do centro denso ve que a parte do br so fala em favela de 3 cidades sequer citam bairros de metros regionais mas ha foto ate de suburbio rico da irlanda ate de bangladesh tem foto se fossem botar do br metiam um morro com favela do rio 187.64.15.47 (talk) 00:38, 25 March 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Voice 117.249.152.164 (talk) 08:21, 8 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What is after the suburbs 31.52.131.57 (talk) 19:37, 24 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How does a picture of a random school in New Jersey demonstrate New Jersey suburbs (or a specific NJ suburb)? Threestepsback (talk) 10:35, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

My recent edit was removed and I was given a message on my talk page of non constructive editing. I found a better reference from NPR for white flight being done by the U.S. government. This is what shaped the American suburbs and cities to what they are today and they are much different than European suburbs and cities or other countries. 136.37.188.43 (talk) 03:52, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]