Millennials in Cobb and Gwinnett (Lawrenceville: college, live, transportation)

[arjay57]

I'm guessing there are 100,000 millennials each in Cobb and Gwinnett.

Do you see them coming out in favor of transit and density?

Will they elect politicians who support those goals?

[Born 2 Roll]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I'm guessing there are 100,000 millennials each in Cobb and Gwinnett.

Do you see them coming out in favor of transit and density?

Will they elect politicians who support those goals?

It won't happen overnight, but as their activity in the electorate continues to grow, members of the Millennial generation may eventually come out in favor of increased transit connectivity in Cobb and Gwinnett counties in numbers large enough to push the transportation policies of the governments of those counties and the state decidedly in that direction.

[Pemgin]

People have to care about the place they live to exact change and vote for those who seek to make progress. You'd have to have a critical mass of millenials willing to support those changes and I don't see it happening yet. Many of my millenial friends in Gwinnett hate it and wish they lived closer in. Or they're apathetic about Gwinnett in general. Quite a few millenials live there because they want the generic suburban experience. I lived in Lawrenceville for a couple of years after college and, boy, was that soul crushing. Some towns are getting better with their downtowns, but it's going to take generations to unsprawl that place. Apparently there are some politicians out there that understand tastes are changing, but it'll be a while. Don't hold your breath.