Will the South, East, and West sides fill in like the North has?

[bu2]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

right now, we are getting to a situation where there is virtually zero open land space in the northern suburbs, extending all the way to alpharetta. besides a few spots that have been looked over, the only development that will occur in this corridor will be redevelopment of existing land uses. while there is room for individual buildings and small developments, there is no longer any room available for building subdivisions, for example.

do you believe that the mostly undeveloped land area extending to the east, west, and south of the city (ie: 10 or so miles OTP) will ever develop in the manner that the north side has? or will the north side simply densify, leaving these areas mostly rural?

There's tons of vacant land in the northern suburbs. You're just comparing it to how it was 15 years ago.

Depends on where the jobs go. And if traffic strangles the north side. They should have built the northern arc. Right now the jobs are still going north. I don't see much going east. The neighborhoods are decaying. West has potential ITP and that could spread into Douglas County. I suspect South will develop beyond Clayton County. But it will take a long time.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by cqholt

It will all depend on quality of schools. Look at the northside and the level of schools.

Schools can be changed with an influx of new people. Forsyth schools weren't as good 20 years ago.

That's why I said south would have to be south of Clayton. I think they have sunk too low to ever take off like the northern suburbs did. Henry County perhaps could.

[tikigod311]

Originally Posted by bu2

Schools can be changed with an influx of new people. Forsyth schools weren't as good 20 years ago.

That's why I said south would have to be south of Clayton. I think they have sunk too low to ever take off like the northern suburbs did. Henry County perhaps could.

Henry County already has. It was the fastest growing county in the nation for awhile. It may not be quite as dense as the Northern suburbs, but it already is well developed. Current and planned infrastructure can't handle much more...

Schools are everything. Clayton's rep is badly tarnished at this point it will take a gigantic turn around with incredible verifiable results or a whole lot of time to fix it. Facts be damned, Clayton will be regarded as a terrible county for education for a long time. I hope that I am wrong btw.

[demonta4]

Originally Posted by bu2

Schools can be changed with an influx of new people. Forsyth schools weren't as good 20 years ago.

That's why I said south would have to be south of Clayton. I think they have sunk too low to ever take off like the northern suburbs did. Henry County perhaps could.

Not all Clayton schools are bad. Actually many are quickly turning around and have a decent amount of students graduating.

[Larry X]

SW ATL Camp Creek Pwy/Fulton Industrial down to Camp Creek area has plenty of space. If some of that area gets annex then theirs potential for growth.

[netdragon]

Yes and no. The West, South, and East will always be behind the North metro. Simple economics. However, when the North is way past where it is and there is a skyline up in Town Center and Windward Parkway and Cumberland and Perimeter Center look like the Lenox area does now, then yes maybe the West, South, and East will have filled in by then. By then, land in the North will be too expensive for anything but mansions and the largest scale developments.