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You miss what I'm saying just cause Atlanta dominate with large scale new urban project doesn't mean there aren't thousands of individual small developments. However with saying that most Atlanta smaller development are New Orleans like dense single family house, or rowhouses, Atlanta zoning codes are too strict for randomness like that.
Yeah it seem like LA, that buliding spade posted has were modeling after LA style density all over it.
Were not going to knock all of the trees and bulldoze ours hills so these neighborhoods become denser, many like Atlanta because it’s more scenic. What Atlanta leaders are doing are focusing heavy on keys areas and corridors for super density, rather then the LA thing. Many Metro Atlanta suburbs have sizable historic downtowns especially county seats, the ARC call important ones town centers leaders want more Downtown Decaturs across the metro. ARC call edge city regional centers, Cumberland, Perimeter center and even Buckhead CID area are refer to this. Those areas already are high employment areas, leaders want to add residents. Another thing are activity centers which are like small edge cities example Atlanta’s Lindbergh center. Look for the Town centers, Activity centers, Regional centers and redeployment corridors, regional employment corridors on maps. And on the side you can see the names of the areas.
You know, San Francisco didn't use the "hills" excuse when they built their city. Atlanta doesn't sprawl that way because it has to, it sprawls that way because it can.
You're one of the first to brag about how dense Atlanta is in the core, so why wasn't that trend continued? Focusing on the "key areas and corridors" is cool, but stray to far and you're back to sporadic suburban sprawl. Atlanta will never be too far ahead of the others, as long as that is true.
The point being made is that Houston is already set up in a way that will help it become more urban and walkable in the long run.
Centralizing urban cores and preparing for the future. Gas prices will rise and people will leave the cars parked [if not sell them]. Creating these type of environments will make it easier and more receptive to alternate means of transportation such as rail.
pfff, the future is in vehicles that run on human waste. Then we will be happily loving sprawl again (not like we ever stopped). The car is here to stay son.
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Originally Posted by chiatldal
Atlanta has 3.2 million in less than 1,800 sq mi while all the metro that are 3 million metro are over 4,000 to 6,000 sq mi and up. Well ok Since Atlanta feels 3 million to you I dare you to post a US metro in the 3 million range that's under 2,000 sq mi. seriously
You can get to 3M in both Houston and DFW in under 1800 sq miles.
are you forgetting that Harris county alone has 4.2M people???
Now where is my ribbon???
Interesting to note that Orange County California has about that same population in half that area.
I said to that post "I dare you to post a US metro in the 3 million range that's under 2,000 sq mi. seriously" so LA is in 3 million range now )? The poster constantly tries to bash Atlanta in every angle imagine, it's so sad! Now he says Atlanta feel 3 million, I said Atlanta got 3.2 million in less then 1,800 sq mi, name a metro in the US 3 million range that does, since Atlanta feel 3 million to him, LA is not 3 million.
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You can get to 3M in both Houston and DFW in under 1800 sq miles.
are you forgetting that Harris county alone has 4.2M people???
Now where is my ribbon???
Houston and DFW are also not in the 3 million range, my point was besides Boston, SF and Phoenix being under 5 million, every metro above 5 million has 3 million in less 1,800 sq mi.
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Houston and DFW are also not in the 3 million range, my point was besides Boston, SF and Phoenix being under 5 million, every metro above 5 million has 3 million in less 1,800 sq mi.
how does that make any of these 5M metros not feel like 3M metros?
I am not saying that they do, I have just not gotten your reasoning?
You... no! Infamous Past....... Yes!, You don't disslike everything about Atlanta and all your post aren't negative bull. Was you comparing yourself to Infamous Past or something.
Last edited by chiatldal; 05-21-2011 at 10:07 PM..
You... no! Infamous Past....... Yes!, You don't disslike every about Atlanta and all your post aren't negative bull. Was you comparing yourself to Infamous Past or something.
I'm not trying to be an ass, but you can get pretty defensive with people. You're never nice to meeeee
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)? The poster constantly tries to bash Atlanta in every angle imagine, it's so sad! Now he says Atlanta feel 3 million, I said Atlanta got 3.2 million in less then 1,800 sq mi, name a metro in the US 3 million range that does, since Atlanta feel 3 million to him, LA is not 3 million.
