Despite what other might say, I still love this city called Atlanta.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by atlantamoi

Lived here 23 years now in various neighborhoods (Smyrna, Norcross, Buckhead, Decatur area) when I was single right through to having a family. No intentions of moving. Quite happy with Atlanta. Clearly people are going to have different experiences, but I sometimes think the complaining threads are from people who would be unhappy anywhere. The only thing that ever makes me think about moving would be if I won some massive lottery and could afford to go anywhere. I have to play the lottery first (waste of money)! Even then I don't know if I would leave the area.

The above in bold is a hammer squarely on the head of the proverbial nail.

[dwayne00]

I moved to Dallas from Atlanta and I love it. Dallas has all that Atlanta has but more when you include the jobs and opportunity there. I love the feel of Atlanta and it is beautiful with greenery but I grew up around greenery all my life and it doesn't excite me. But I do miss the GA mountains they are beautiful. But my dependence on a place is strictly about making a living. I didn't want to leave but it was best for my family and I don't regret it and love it here now.

[Staysean23]

Atlanta isn't for everyone but it sure fits me and my lifestyle

[testa50]

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

I have to disagree here. Tech and Emory are definitely top educational institutions, but let's also not forget UGA, which is a top tier public university. For students who can't get into these schools, Georgia State is a very good urban school and there are also places like West Georgia, Georgia Southern, etc. The university system in Georgia is very competitive.

Indeed. HOPE has definitely done a ton to make Georgia's public colleges top notch.

Any balanced analysis would consider the higher education system, including HOPE paying for almost all tuition costs if your kid makes a B, to be a perk of living in Georgia. There aren't many places where you can get a top-notch education at a place like Georgia Tech for just a couple grand a year in tuition. And the options for a quality education are definitely expanding: for instance, GSU's median SAT score has gone up by about 100 points since HOPE was implemented--that's a big change.

[cqholt]

The beltline is a jewel in disguise.

After seeing what the HighLine in NYC did to the surrounding neighborhoods, I fully agree with this statement. The BetlLine is bigger and longer than the Highline and will have transit. It may be 10-20 years, but there will be transit on the BeltLine. Once its built, it will be a model for cities worldwide.

[SLIMMACKEY]

Having lived in different cities such as NYC (presently), New Orleans, L.A., Miami, etc...I love ATL. For my own reasons. No single city is epicenter of all things BUT I can do everything I do here in NYC in ATL and the city caters more to my extracuricculars than NYC. Im into racing motorcycles and racetracks and the ATL area has 2 professionally designed tracks: Road Atlanta and Atlanta Motorsports Park. Watken Glenn upstate NY is all they have to offer.