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Old 05-12-2015, 01:53 PM
 
Location: London
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Hi Guys

London visitor here, I was looking at this video with sheer admiration for Atlanta. It is soooo green and lush, you guys really undersell yourselves. I have traveled to many major cities all over the world but Atlanta's natural beauty is really pleasing to the eye.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5p9vl2zkYs
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Old 05-12-2015, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Just outside of McDonough, Georgia
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Thanks! Now if only we had something as extensive and useful as the Tube....

- skbl17
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Old 05-12-2015, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Downtown Marietta
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Thanks! Now if only we had something as extensive and useful as the Tube....

- skbl17
We were in London for 5 days last week. Rode on the Tube only once. Stayed in very Central London and since we prefer walking when possible, just walked everywhere, and occasionally hopped the bus.

I'd take the Tube over what we have here any day of the week, of course, but if you want to see a REALLY dense network, go across the Channel to Paris. 303 stations, almost all of which are located within the city limits (41 square miles, vs. 132 square miles for the CoA). You're rarely more than 400 yards or so from a station.

Back to the original point of this thread: this is a pretty nice video. Any idea what HGTV show it was shot for?
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Old 05-12-2015, 03:28 PM
 
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It always amazes me how Atlanta looks like an unpopulated forest from the sky, except for a few skyscrapers.
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Old 05-12-2015, 04:36 PM
 
Location: London
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Yes one thing I would say is that London is blessed with a great tube network, this was is my only gripe when visiting Atlanta. I am not a massive fan of driving eveywhere and it seems like I was doing that a lot of the time in Atlanta. Paris is also quite similar to London. But neither city has the natural outdoor beauty that Atlanta has
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Old 05-12-2015, 04:55 PM
 
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Here's another with broader GA scope:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoaQhv4jiwc
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Old 05-12-2015, 06:30 PM
 
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We totally undersell our city!


Atlanta: The City in a Forest


"Atlanta tree canopy" on @Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlant...py?wprov=sfti1

"Urban forest" on @Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_forest?wprov=sfti1
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Old 05-12-2015, 06:49 PM
 
Location: East Point
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that really is an incredible video. cochran shoals park (around the river where the trail can be seen) is a beautiful park and the area is lovely. the only crappy shot is that of the intersection of 285 and 75, where it can clearly be seen that we've destroyed a lot of our natural beauty to accomodate millions of cars.
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Old 05-12-2015, 07:57 PM
 
Location: O4W
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She is beautiful. I love her beauty. If she was a stripper she would take all my money

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Old 05-12-2015, 10:15 PM
 
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Now if we could just get the density and public transit of London...
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