Atlanta slips in attracting newcomers as domestic migration slows (Columbus: home, construction)

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Who the heck is Newgeography?

Originally Posted by citidata18

The site was founded by Joe Kotkin, an expert on urban studies, but to be transparent, he has a massive bias against density, favoring suburban growth.

He also has bias against Atlanta.

[DavePa]

Originally Posted by aries4118

He also has bias against Atlanta.

It's not bias against Atlanta. Its liberal cities and Northern ones even more. But feel its Just ATLANTA hate .....

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by DavePa

It's not bias against Atlanta. Its liberal cities and Northern ones even more. But feel its Just ATLANTA hate .....

Atlanta hate, which he has, may be more accurate.

But why?

(I have my thoughts)

[citidata18]

Originally Posted by bu2

Not at all. He has a libertarian bent and supports free markets. He doesn't like coercing people.

That's another way to put it.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

That article is from 2010, as we were just coming out of the Great Recession, which hit Atlanta especially hard.

Unless there is a mass exodus of major employers then I am not going to worry yet.

I agree. Things have changed in the ten years since that article was written, but they do have a valid point about our arterial street network. We could definitely stand improvement in that department.

[testa50]

Originally Posted by JoeP

Year Population % Total Pop. Births Deaths Int'l Net Domestic
----- ----------- Change Change ------- ------ Migration Migration

2004 4,659,574 1.90% 87,033 76,816 28,489 21,876 32,292
2005 4,770,870 2.39% 111,296 77,957 27,977 22,772 51,623
2006 4,931,848 3.37% 160,978 81,200 28,950 23,022 99,701
2007 5,066,356 2.73% 134,508 83,793 29,435 20,841 72,416
2008 5,170,099 2.05% 103,743 83,829 30,696 20,229 44,746
2009 5,240,828 1.37% 70,729 83,243 31,744 20,302 17,540
2010 5,286,728 0.88% 45,900 18,140 7,720 3,758 2,099
2011 5,373,016 1.63% 86,288 73,829 32,052 16,196 11,531
2012 5,451,561 1.46% 78,545 72,546 31,378 15,957 21,137
2013 5,517,034 1.20% 65,473 71,144 33,663 15,858 12,005
2014 5,605,117 1.60% 88,083 72,496 34,076 17,960 31,800
2015 5,702,331 1.73% 97,214 73,722 36,003 20,107 39,452
2016 5,795,723 1.64% 93,392 73,664 37,668 20,520 36,857
2017 5,884,736 1.54% 89,013 73,810 38,540 20,451 33,288

I can't get this to format cleanly, but these are the components of change for the metro over the last several years.

Interesting—another data set contradicting OP, and showing that things are basically the same as they’ve been, besides a couple bubblicious years 2006-2008 and the subsequent crash.

[samiwas1]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I agree. Things have changed in the ten years since that article was written, but they do have a valid point about our arterial street network. We could definitely stand improvement in that department.

What? You don't think this is a solid principal arterial road network (according to GDOT)??


I'm not even sure I could consider some of these major arterials as they are 4-lane undivided.

Our minor arterial network is okay, but very disconnected. And a lot of it is two-lane roads, which should hardly qualify as arterial.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by samiwas1

What? You don't think this is a solid principal arterial road network (according to GDOT)??


I'm not even sure I could consider some of these major arterials as they are 4-lane undivided.

Our minor arterial network is okay, but very disconnected. And a lot of it is two-lane roads, which should hardly qualify as arterial.

Great graphic, sam.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I agree. Things have changed in the ten years since that article was written, but they do have a valid point about our arterial street network. We could definitely stand improvement in that department.

All 3 points:
Inadequate freeway network, especially on cross-town routes
Inadequate arterial network
Lack of investment in transit

[samiwas1]

Originally Posted by bu2

All 3 points:
Inadequate freeway network, especially on cross-town routes
Inadequate arterial network
Lack of investment in transit

Yep...all three. Lots of talk. Lots of studies. Lots of meetings. Lots of input. Lots of town halls. Very little progress.