The Dirt

A blog-newsletter called "The Dirt" tells the story of suburban development in fast-growing Atlanta from the developer's point of view.

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February 22, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Leave it to Atlanta a city spreading across north Georgia like a glass of milk spilled at the dinner table to generate a journal devoted to celebrating the construction of new suburbs.

That's what happened at Development Consultants Group, an engineering, planning and land surveying firm in Gwinnett County. Ten years ago, when DCG started documenting the local development scene in a newsletter called Dirt, they found that they had a lot to say not just about the kudzu, machetes and zoning disputes that make up their life's work, but about the joys of sprawl, or, as they put it, 'Successfully Providing Residences, Amenities and Workplaces Locally.' "

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Developer Pens Paean to Growth in Atlanta

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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