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Originally Posted by skyscraperpage17
I understand that Atlanta won't be everyone's cup of tea (or it truly isn't relevant to some, such as folks who live outside the US), but Atlanta does seems to get a disproportionate amount of hate for the silliest reasons.
Yeah, Atlanta has bad traffic. Big fucking deal. Chicago, DC, Los Angeles, etc. all have even worse traffic, yet people don't use it to define their cities and bash them for it. Yeah, Atlanta has sprawl. Again, big fucking deal. Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, etc. have just as much or even worse sprawl, yet people don't use it to define their cities and bash them for it.
The main ones that seem to go out of their way to bash it fall into two categories:
1. They're from the big cities in the NE (Boston, NYC, DC, etc.).
2. They're from Rust Belt cities / states.
As far as those who fall into group #2, I can only figure it's jealousy. Atlanta works ("work" meaning economically vibrant and growing) while the big cities in their state (for the most part) do not. Hell, half of the natives from the big city in North One's state are living in Atlanta right now, so it must be doing something right.
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it's not hate, it's just criticism, with some truth behind it... even though things are changing. opinions are always slow to catch up even when the trajectory is moving.
i actually think the biggest possibilities for change are disillusioned suburban kids like me who hated their experiences growing up in the bubble surrounding the city and have become aware of how much of a blank slate it is. this is obv the case in lots of cites, but the suburbs are
that much worse here from an accessibility standpoint that i think it's going to continue to drive some serious changes intown, along with all the job movement back to the core. atl likes to hop on development trends with the best of them... and the complete lack of density in a lot of places ITP is pure opportunity, considering the fact we do have a heavy rail system in place already.
i guess that's one of the main things that keeps me around even when i'd love to settle down in a place that's already established itself. there's plenty of cool shit going on here, and real estate is still somewhat affordable even though the place is booming.
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