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Old 10-27-2015, 12:01 PM
 
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While I'm happy to see the suburbs embrace urban town center, I do wonder when will the metro area reach its saturation point when it comes to developments like this.


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Developers RocaPartners and The Georgetown Company have acquired about 135 acres land at Ga. 400 and McFarlandParkway for a $370 million mixed-use community of residences, retail, hotels and offices. The first phase, slated to open in fall 2017, will include a town center with retail, restaurants, a movie theater or entertainment venue and loft office space, according to a news release.

The project, including about 50 acres of devoted green space and trails, is a nod toward denser and more urban projects even in metro Atlanta’s suburbs.
$370 million mini-city Halcyon pitched in Forsyth County | The Biz Beat Blog
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Old 10-27-2015, 12:32 PM
 
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Holy cow.
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Old 10-27-2015, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Once again, drive-to urbanism.
https://www.city-data.com/forum/atlan...-urbanism.html
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Old 10-27-2015, 12:54 PM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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Yeah, this is lame, drive-to "urbanism" at its worst. At least with Avalon, the eventual plan is to connect it with historic downtown Alpharetta via dense developments, in theory forming one large, pedestrian-friendly area at the center of town. Also it will eventually be MARTA rail-connected.

Whereas something like this, is more or less the equivalent of a 90's shopping mall, except including residential, and outdoors instead of under a roof.

Forsyth County should concentrate all of their newfound desire for walkability and urbanism and community, into downtown Cumming. Make it an actual notable city, with rows of densely packed houses and restaurants and shops on the corners.
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Old 10-27-2015, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Whiners.
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Old 10-27-2015, 01:17 PM
 
Location: NW Atlanta
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Whiners.
Have fun sitting in more gridlock.
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Old 10-27-2015, 01:19 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Have fun sitting in more gridlock.
I don't have to worry with traffic, so I'm cool with it. Better than more strip malls. At least it is a start. Lord, if this were being developed ITP, you guys would be throwing a victory party.
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Old 10-27-2015, 01:26 PM
 
Location: NW Atlanta
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I don't have to worry with traffic, so I'm cool with it. Better than more strip malls. At least it is a start. Lord, if this were being developed ITP, you guys would be throwing a victory party.
If it was being developed next to a MARTA station as a TOD, absolutely. If this was being developed in a car-centric area ITP such as Mt. Paran/I-75, it would be just as denigrated.
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Old 10-27-2015, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Sweet Home Chicago!
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If it was being developed next to a MARTA station as a TOD, absolutely. If this was being developed in a car-centric area ITP such as Mt. Paran/I-75, it would be just as denigrated.
Many of us have no inspiration to ever step foot "ITP" so we'll take what we can get.
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Old 10-27-2015, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Many of us have no inspiration to ever step foot "ITP" so we'll take what we can get.
As we have no desire to ever go OTP. Is there even electricity and in-home plumbing out there?
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