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Originally Posted by smArTaLlone
From the article...
And do not underestimate the sprawl-ability of Atlanta. It never stops.
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In all fairness, Newnan and McDonough at least have decent potential to become a mini-Urban metropolis / satellite city to Atlanta. A huge asset for them is that most of the other suburbs don't have an authentic and walkable downtown from the 1800s.
These places will really take off if they ever get the Columbus and Macon commuter rails going (not holding my breath of course).
And it's not so much the sprawl-ability I'm underestimating, but I'm amazed at how disproportionate it's been and continues to be (so far). I don't know of any other city that has primarily sprawled in one direction (even the cities in Texas have fairly well-rounded sprawl).
I'm currently in Newnan finding a home and I've heard nothing but people complain about Atlanta's traffic. Yet, my drives to/from the city have been a breeze (30 minutes, not pumping the brakes once).
In fact, I had to do the troll face when I still saw people sitting in traffic headed into town from the Northside at 11am yesterday.