This is what Atlanta needs to do if it wants to be more urban (Cleveland: renewal, train station)

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by FlyiMetro

Atlanta must build UP not out.

No, Atlanta needs more lowrise/midrise urban developments. That's the key to building a more urban environment.

[AcidSnake]

Atlanta just needs more people who knows what a midterm election is.

Everything else is just pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by FlyiMetro

Atlanta must build UP not out.

I don't think it's an either/or question. Both can be done effectively.

[glovenyc]

Originally Posted by Uptkid

All ya gotta do is tear down all those country looking single family houses and build some rowhouses, do it the east coast way!

This must be a joke right?

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by glovenyc

This must be a joke right?

Lets hope so.

[10 feet tall]

Originally Posted by glovenyc

This must be a joke right?

Total troll.

[Butchie Boy]

I've never been to Atlanta except via tv,photos,news reels,and google maps,and what people tell me who've been and lived there;but that's enough for me to decipher what it's like. What I've gleaned is a rural city with a new and impressive skyline.Streets like Boone-Simpson smacks of smaller southern cities of the fifties and sixties and people often refer to ATL as NYC of the south...to me,that's a streeecth!! From what I see,Atlanta is rife with a lot of woods and open fields in the city core....no wonder some think it's not so urban.But,a lot of people like that! Personally;I can't stand it! Too country for me! When I think of urban,I envision Boston,Philly,B-more,Chicago,Cleveland,NYC,Toronto,Detroit to name a few.These cities are what I call real deal urban...I love their grit,grime,and character.I love their population density and older infrastructure.Atlanta is a growing,prosperous,and modern city;granted....but it's no real deal city!!

[JoeTarheel]

Originally Posted by Butchie Boy

I've never been to Atlanta except via tv,photos,news reels,and google maps,and what people tell me who've been and lived there;but that's enough for me to decipher what it's like. What I've gleaned is a rural city with a new and impressive skyline.Streets like Boone-Simpson smacks of smaller southern cities of the fifties and sixties and people often refer to ATL as NYC of the south...to me,that's a streeecth!! From what I see,Atlanta is rife with a lot of woods and open fields in the city core....no wonder some think it's not so urban.But,a lot of people like that! Personally;I can't stand it! Too country for me! When I think of urban,I envision Boston,Philly,B-more,Chicago,Cleveland,NYC,Toronto,Detroit to name a few.These cities are what I call real deal urban...I love their grit,grime,and character.I love their population density and older infrastructure.Atlanta is a growing,prosperous,and modern city;granted....but it's no real deal city!!

Your entire post is comical. What is Boone-Simpson? Where are these woods and open fields in the city core? How can a city the size of Atlanta be rural?

I have to assume you're just another troll trying to get a rise out of people.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by JoeTarheel

Your entire post is comical. What is Boone-Simpson?

The street now called Boone was named Simpson until a few years ago.

[erick295]

Originally Posted by Butchie Boy

I've never been to Atlanta except via tv,photos,news reels,and google maps,and what people tell me who've been and lived there;but that's enough for me to decipher what it's like.

Err, yeah... not so much.