Atlanta’s Edge Cities Develop New City Centers
I recently heard famed urbanist Richard Florida speak about the rise of the creative class. He claims creative people want to be around other creative people—to live closer together, to spend less time in their cars and to partake in convenient amenities. This trend is manifesting itself in urban areas in the form of high-density, mixed-use developments. It is also happening in the suburbs of metropolitan areas, which have grown up around what were once fairly rural downtowns. In the Atlanta metropolitan area, several edge cities are working hard to create an attractive “sense of place”. Also, several suburban communities have incorporated to take advantage of this trend. Let’s look at a few examples in Atlanta. Living on the Edge You probably already know their names. Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Roswell and Alpharetta all rank as Atlanta’s edge cities. Let’s start with Sandy Springs as I have been a resident there
