Originally Posted by wintermute
I'm sure there has to be some great things about the Atlanta area.
The fact of the matter is there really isn't a middle class in New York anymore. There's got to be someplace where one can live the American dream.
As a native of Atlanta, I guess I'm as qualified as the next person.
Atlanta does have problems, like most places. For the most part, the public school systems are not the best, but there are alternatives, such as the
Decatur (small city to the east of Atlanta) school system and many outstanding private schools. I also think that if you choose to live in the suburbs outside of I-285, you are making a choice to live a car-centered life. Living in-town does have its costs (higher housing costs and property taxes) but it is possible to own your home, bike to work, and use rapid transit (
MARTA). And although it earns its nickname Hotlanta for its summers, you can easily ride all winter here.
Of course, there are already
4,112,198 of us here.