Many people are fed up with the "loop," or "suburban sprawl" design. They are moving back into the older city neighborhoods by the droves, remodeling old houses and spending their money at nearby businesses. Major developers are investing huge sums building mixed-use properties that have houses, condos, apartments and shops all on the same property.
What will become of the "outposts" of suburban communities that
are far-flung from city centers? I suspect that the small towns they were built around may become epicenters of local commerce, patterned after the old-style neighborhoods that are coming back into style.
This is the kind of neighborhood I often ride through on my way home from work. One can live, work, shop and eat (even eat outdoors) within 2 miles from home, or from the center of Atlanta.
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