by SouthernRailway
gokeefe wrote:Atlanta should have a much larger urban core, and I certainly prefer downtown development over suburban development. (I dislike driving and so I have no desire to live in a suburb.)SouthernRailway wrote:There is also plenty of private-sector development in Midtown and northern Atlanta and the northern suburbs.I think advocating for less dense development in the middle of a major urban area makes no sense whatsoever. Atlanta should be far bigger and far more developed within its urban core than it is.
Unfortunately Atlanta is fractured by huge class/income splits, with downtown Atlanta viewed by suburbanites north of the city as inhospitable. Midtown Atlanta and Buckhead have sprung up as "downtowns" for those suburbanites. In short, it's an urban planning (and socioeconomic) mess. I view this station project as a mess, though, too.