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Old 01-11-2016, 10:33 AM
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This really doesn't urbanize the area, as most employees will drive and hammond and Ashford Dunwoody are already beyond capacity and people are still backed up trying to get on 285 west because of the 285 traffic trying to get on 400.
Putting in high rise towers is pretty much the definition of "urbanize."
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Old 01-11-2016, 10:41 AM
 
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Doesn't mean we can't offer alternatives to the major employment centers.
Sure, but I don't understand how driving means "not urban."
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Old 01-11-2016, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Sure, but I don't understand how driving means "not urban."
If driving is the only option, then I would see it as being 'less' urban. I mean there is nothing urban about a Walmart and it's huge surface lot.
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Old 01-11-2016, 12:11 PM
 
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Putting in high rise towers is pretty much the definition of "urbanize."
It can mean that, in Dunwoody it means a lot more cars in an area that can't handle the volume it has and on a framework that is far from urban.
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Old 01-11-2016, 01:19 PM
 
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If driving is the only option, then I would see it as being 'less' urban.
Driving is the only option (other than the bus) for lots of places that we refer to as urban.
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Old 01-11-2016, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Driving is the only option (other than the bus) for lots of places that we refer to as urban.
Bus is still an option, although elected officials do not give enough funding to make it attractive to demand riders.
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Old 01-11-2016, 03:21 PM
 
Location: Blackistan
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Putting in high rise towers is pretty much the definition of "urbanize."
Washington, D.C., Paris, and tons of other cities around the world are very urban without them. Houston has one of the tallest skylines in the country and is anything but urban. In our own city, look how un-urban Bank of America Plaza is. Perimeter is a mess with or without this development.
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Old 01-11-2016, 04:33 PM
 
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Washington, D.C., Paris, and tons of other cities around the world are very urban without them. Houston has one of the tallest skylines in the country and is anything but urban.
So what does "urban" mean?

I'm not arguing with you, Pemgin, just asking. We use the term all the time but I'm not sure the definition is all that clear.
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Old 01-11-2016, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Washington, D.C., Paris, and tons of other cities around the world are very urban without them. Houston has one of the tallest skylines in the country and is anything but urban. In our own city, look how un-urban Bank of America Plaza is. Perimeter is a mess with or without this development.
Paris has a bunch of skyscrapers, but I do get your point.
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Old 01-11-2016, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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**** is getting real in Perimeter Center.

Does anyone know whether Dunwoody MARTA will get an additional entrance/exit on the south end of the station, next to the new State Farm building?
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