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DC is so "walkable" yet its traffic is wrse than Atlanta's.Based on those pictures they are indistinguishable other than the signage.
If you are talking about driving traffic it has NOTHING to do about the walkability of a city. In fact it is the opposite. It is simply much easier to get around by foot or heavy rail in DC. The only people who complain about traffic are suburbanites, those who live in the city usually do not, and are less likely to drive. Atlanta, one usually does not have much of a choice.
Like I said, the data is clear, Atlanta is not even in the walkable cities category, DC is.
If you are talking about driving traffic it has NOTHING to do about the walkability of a city. In fact it is the opposite. It is simply much easier to get around by foot or heavy rail in DC.
Traffic, huge highways, beltline/perimeter...those are ways in which Atlanta and DC are similar - among the many other ways already mentioned prior to this. They all have something to do with the thread.
Traffic, huge highways, beltline/perimeter...those are ways in which Atlanta and DC are similar - among the many other ways already mentioned prior to this. They all have something to do with the thread.
The beltway is outside of city boundaries, unlike Atlanta we actually had a highway revolt. Sucks for drivers but DC itself benefited in the long run. Commonality with NYC...Highway revolts. DC and NYC were the center of them. The huge highways are well outside city boundaries.
The beltway is outside of city boundaries, unlike Atlanta we actually had a highway revolt. Sucks for drivers but DC benefited in the long run. Commonality with NYC...Highway revolts. DC and NYC were the center of them.
I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned that the discussion is about metro DC and metro Atlanta...and the Perimeter is also outside of Atlanta's city limits.
The beltway is outside of city boundaries, unlike Atlanta we actually had a highway revolt. Sucks for drivers but DC itself benefited in the long run. Commonality with NYC...Highway revolts. DC and NYC were the center of them. The huge highways are well outside city boundaries.
And yet more pure BS from someone with zero knowledge of, and an obvious axe to grind with Atlanta.
We had Grannies chaining themselves to trees in front of the bulldozers. Did DC?
Educate yourself a little before you go on your next anti-Atlanta rampage.
Maybe the Census needs some boundaries...they are the ones who decide the MSA/CSA. LOL!
True. But there is continuity. I thought it was your typical bedroom communities figured into the CSA but it isn't. It really is one suburb, touching another suburb, touching yet another suburb, and so on and so forth.
Isn't DC closer to other cities, like Baltimore and Richmond? I don't think Atlanta has that going on for it.
Atlanta is a 2 hour drive from Birmingham and a 3 hour drive from Charlotte. Smaller cities are closer, like Chattanooga, Macon, Columbus, Augusta - all within about 1.5 hours or less. DC shares a CSA with Baltimore, which makes for a huge metro area with around 40 counties. Baltimore is only about an hour away, while DC to Richmond is a little less than 2 hours.
Atlanta is a 2 hour drive from Birmingham and a 3 hour drive from Charlotte. Smaller cities are closer, like Chattanooga, Macon, Columbus, Augusta - all within about 1.5 hours or less. DC shares a CSA with Baltimore, which makes for a huge metro area with around 40 counties. Baltimore is only about an hour away, while DC to Richmond is a little less than 2 hours.
With all of this suburban/exurban growth Atlanta is going to become the New York of that region. I don't know if Atlanta is still growing or not but one could easily see all of those areas connecting in another 50 years.
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