Metro Atlanta: A Model For The Future

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Dan Magee

20 January 2004 - 2:00pm

Metro Atlanta communities are finally planning with greenspace, pedestrians, and mixed-use in mind.

"We should celebrate the communities that are transforming themselves into vibrant towns and neighborhoods where green space is interspersed with a mixture of residential, office, retail and entertainment, all connected with sidewalks and bikeways.Believe it or not, metro Atlanta has communities, both urban and suburban, that are doing just that. And they represent the best of the future, the model for what we can become as a region."

Full Story: Metro Atlanta has green-space gems

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 19, 2004

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