The Rise of Micro-District Development in Secondary Cities with Tayler Scharg

The Rise of Micro-District Development in Secondary Cities with Tayler Scharg

In recent years, a quiet but consequential shift has taken hold in American urban development. As marquee real estate markets become saturated with vertical glass towers and overscaled multi-use complexes, a parallel trend is unfolding in smaller cities: the emergence of micro-districts — compact, character-driven neighborhoods that privilege cultural identity over raw square footage. These hyperlocal corridors, often incubated in once-industria…