High Tech Revolution Leapfrogging Cities

Joel Kotkin names an interesting new trend: high tech development moving to remote areas. Kotkin calls it 'Leapfrog Techpoles.'

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July 10, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Yet, with the rise of the Internet and growing frustrations with life in the increasingly crowded Nerdistans, there has been a discernible movement of skilled professionals -- and their wealth generating capacity -- to what may be called "leapfrog" tech poles. Increasingly influential environmental and "anti-growth" movements in places like the Route 101 Corridor, Orange County and Northeastern New Jersey may also play a role in shifting development further away."

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