Yikes! Should Charlotte be worried that Atlanta’s sprawl will ooze over it like a slime mold in the damp woods? Or more to the point, ooze over it the way Charlotte sprawled over Derita, Newell, Thrift, Sharon and other once rural hamlets?
Here’s a clever video about “Sprawlanta” which notes that if you add together all the miles driven in the Atlanta region daily, you could drive to the sun and back. And note the great visuals of some very courageous pedestrians trying to cross sprawl thoroughfares. As the video counts the number of pedestrian deaths in the region, it notes that iconic Atlanta author Margaret Mitchell died when she was struck while crossing the street.
The last section does seem a bit like a commercial for the Glenwood Park development, however lovely and worthwhile that development does look to be. Note developer Charles Brewer’s remarks at the end, pointing out he just wants government to get out of the way so he can develop in a way he believes people want. If you’re thinking this is of interest only to big-government commie pinko types, you might want to rethink that piece of it.