Atlanta Suburbs Have Most Fast-growing Counties

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: scott larkin

9 April 2004 - 4:00pm

Atlanta's suburbs are exploding with growth according to new Census data.

Four of the 10 fastest-growing counties in America are in Atlanta's suburbs, where sprawl has created some of the worst traffic congestion in the country. "The South showed some of the strongest growth compared to the rest of the country. It had 60 of the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties, followed by 20 in the West and 18 in the Midwest, according to the census."

Full Story: Census: Atlanta suburbs exploding

Source: CNN, April 9, 2004

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For the past half century we have been building communities for the wrong reasons. We built them to sell cars. This created all sorts of problems.

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Read the full article, written by Tim Halbur.