Atlanta 2020 Census

[newuserbuckhead]

I've said this to plenty of people but Atlanta doesn't feel as big as what it is. Maybe it's because I've been here too long where Midtown/Downtown don't make me awe struck anymore, but cities like Boston/Seattle/Philly just feel bigger, even if Atlanta Metro is bigger.

It's not just their downtown cores, though those three cities have better cores for sure, but their immediate first ring within a few miles of downtown are significantly more densely populated with houses and businesses.

Even with all of the amazing growth the city has seen since I moved here, and the continued growth, I'm afraid it'll never match other cities without sweeping changes that few are willing to allow. I don't see Homepark being redeveloped en mass, or Ansley Park or Grant Park, etc. Our inner neighborhoods should/could house so many more people than they do, but it likely wont.

The Beltline has been amazing for the city, but at somepoint they're going to run out of industrial land to redevelop. Will the single family neighborhoods let themselves upzone then?