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The fact is So many people on this forum just cling so tightly to this false perception that Atlanta is the most sprawling and undense of cities when the facts just don't support this when it comes to the central counties that make up the heart of what Atlanta is all about.
A simple visit to Atlanta would prove to anyone that Atlanta is sprawled and undense. Just accept it, you are taking your self made title of "New York of the South" to seriously.
Okay Atlanta bashers you now have a new whipping child. You can now begin trashing Denver as being a sprawling, un dense mess. After all it's Metro Area is larger with fewer people than Atlanta's 5 main counties. Anytime now.... I'm waiting...
Okay here we go again for the umpteenth hundred time. I've posted this several times before. Here is a comparison of all of Boston's innermost counties and all of Atlanta's. With the exception of the density of Boston itself (Suffolk county) see how incredibly similar they are. Now explain to me all you Atlanta is soooo sprawling fanatics and Atlanta is sooo undense screamers. Why are you not complaining about how sprawling Boston is? There are many many other metro areas that Atlanta also compares favorably with provided you don't include all the far off low density counties that aren't necessary for you to live in if you move to Atlanta.
Boston
County Population square miles
Essex 738,301 501
Middlesex 1,459,011 823
Norfolk 653,595 400
Suffolk 654,428 59
The fact is So many people on this forum just cling so tightly to this false perception that Atlanta is the most sprawling and undense of cities when the facts just don't support this when it comes to the central counties that make up the heart of what Atlanta is all about.
Oh, and actually these figures are a little old. Boston metro has lost people and gotten less dense while those 5 ATL counties have gained a lot of people and gotten even more dense since then.
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A simple visit to Atlanta would prove to anyone that Atlanta is sprawled and undense. Just accept it, you are taking your self made title of "New York of the South" to seriously.
So those City Data facts I compiled above showing that the Five core counties of Atlanta are just as dense as the Five core counties of your Northeastern brother Boston are just make believe? Atlanta may not look as urban because of all the trees (something many of you Northeasterners are used to seeing only in parks) but fact is metro wise the Core counties of Atlanta actually compete in density to some of your metro areas. I've posted the facts before but many of you seem to be living in a state of denial that can only be described as delusional at the least.
Okay Atlanta bashers you now have a new whipping child. You can now begin trashing Denver as being a sprawling, un dense mess. After all it's Metro Area is larger with fewer people than Atlanta's 5 main counties. Anytime now.... I'm waiting...
I was talking about density. the size of land does affect density. I'll give credit where credit is due though. Atlanta has a nice size population for a area of 1,713. Houston has 4 million at like 1,778 (1,729 if you throw in the water).
The Denver Metro had a population of 2,506,626 in 2008 and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined metro is 2,998,878.
What's with all the ATL threads in here anyway? I doubt they're being generated by folks from the ATL. I voted for ATL over Philly to balance things out a little bit.
The Denver Metro had a population of 2,506,626 in 2008 and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined metro is 2,998,878.
What's with all the ATL threads in here anyway? I doubt they're being generated by folks from the ATL. I voted for ATL over Philly to balance things out a little bit.
I don't think he is even comparing metro areas, because if so than they are all wrong.
I don't think he is even comparing metro areas, because if so than they are all wrong.
I was comparing all of Metro Denver's counties except Boulder to Atlanta's five core counties to show that they have more people packed into them than the entire Denver Metro area (even if you use the 2.9 mil figure) which covers way way more land.
I was comparing all of Metro Denver's counties except Boulder to Atlanta's five core counties to show that they have more people packed into them than the entire Denver Metro area which covers way way more land.
A simple visit to Atlanta would prove to anyone that Atlanta is sprawled and undense. Just accept it, you are taking your self made title of "New York of the South" to seriously.
You're right if you stay in some far flung suburb for a 3 day weekend thinking you've seen it all.When was the last time you were here?How Long?Where did you stay?Did you ride Marta?or did you drive?Just trying to figure out your angle.
You're right if you stay in some far flung suburb for a 3 day weekend thinking you've seen it all.When was the last time you were here?How Long?Where did you stay?Did you ride Marta?or did you drive?Just trying to figure out your angle.
His "angle" is to be as negative about our city as he can possibly be. It's pretty clear to anyone following his posts. You can provide empirical evidence until you are blue in the face; it won't remedy anything.
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