American Makeover Episode 1: Sprawlanta

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  • @_ysai
    @_ysai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    so we're all just here for geography class right

  • @JohnPaget
    @JohnPaget 14 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for watching - please leave a comment!
    -John Paget, Director

  • @SonicGeneration
    @SonicGeneration 12 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Atlanta has an urban area much larger then London in area yet has only 5 million people in it compared to 11 million for London.. sprawl is such a terrible thing

    • @fumanchu4785
      @fumanchu4785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be fair, London is a mess! ...just a big fucking mess!

  • @utterbullspit
    @utterbullspit 13 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Better public transportation in our city and outlying communities would also be a huge help.

    • @TheJusticefornone
      @TheJusticefornone 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Atlanta also could use more urban infrastructure. It could really help everything out. It could make more affordable housing and give Atlanta more of an Urban vibe.

  • @Swampzoid
    @Swampzoid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    glenwood park is made to look like an urban neighborhood but it's not. all the people you see in this video walking around are walking around for the video to be made. You still have to drive to glenwood park and then drive out of it. It's like the shopping centers in atlanta where they are now putting the parking lot in the back. It's still a shopping center that you have to drive to and drive from.

    • @atlmprof1
      @atlmprof1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Swampzoid Absolutely! Well stated. I have to drive 66 miles to get to Glenwood and about 15 miles to the nearest Drip Coffee. Nobody is interested in building any of this for little ol' public servant me. That makes me stuck in the working-class 1st ring suburbs but I have a college education and middle-class tastes. I drive far to experience EVERYTHING! Even to get on MARTA. sigh

  • @samthelima
    @samthelima 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent video! We need to build more places where we have the choice to walk or bike to our everyday needs. I know I don't want to be a slave to my car/the highway.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well. PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @NewWaveArch90
    @NewWaveArch90 14 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love new Urbanism, although as an architect, I'd try for more innovative designs, at least a mix of traditional and modern, which is much more dynamic and interesting.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here.

  • @jceess
    @jceess 14 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In 1850, Atlanta was Pi square miles! Anyways... I would love to move to a place like Glenwood Park... Suburbia just sucks ass.

    • @Been_offical_0417
      @Been_offical_0417 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      jceess naw it was trees number miles than rayos number in 2050 it will be googolplexian oblivion transfinite ultimate ultra infinity miles it's ultimate dimensions smmfh atlanta

  • @jnpaget
    @jnpaget 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am really impressed. I havent seen any educational programming so energized, clever, and compelling.

  • @visualeyez1983
    @visualeyez1983 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is really important to get this sort of information out there and get people thinking that there are other ways to live. The most important part came at the end as others have mentioned. Cities need to allow and encourage this type of development rather than prohibit it through zoning and excessive street widths.

  • @coleclark6866
    @coleclark6866 ปีที่แล้ว

    what a scintillating video

  • @pigornooinkovana1569
    @pigornooinkovana1569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    not to be rude or anything but, does anyone hear "cwause of death among young people in this country"?

  • @moohaumedsfriend
    @moohaumedsfriend 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well done, only thing I noticed was the way Glennwood Park is portrayed. I wish it were so simple as to build an awesome mixed-use neighborhood just off 20 and let it flourish, but the reality is.. as of last month when I drove through, the majority of commercial spaces were empty. I love the idea of Glennwood park, and hope it flourishes, but for it to truly be all it can be it will need more businesses.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see my neighborhood and a really terrific place to live. For 1inAbsentia: those SUVs that you are seeing on the main street are not residents' cars, but belong to people visiting the retail.

  • @TenderTrap86
    @TenderTrap86 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @OaktownBman What's also very important about this concept is that of community. The man in the video said that he talks with his neighbors all the time. He finds his aquantances on the street regularly and chats with them. It's so interesting to see that people suffering from anxiety and depression are more likely to be found in the suburbs, despite the affluence and therefore the financial means to deal with mental illness. The isolation found in suburbs is, no doubt, a contributing factor.

  • @dianepaget
    @dianepaget 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! I'm glad I don't have to drive around Atlanta--would love to live in Glenwood... Didn't realize there's someplace worse than Seattle. Good job of depicting the problems. GREAT job, John! Looking forward to more good stuff! And we are NOT prejudiced!!!

  • @zackdn97
    @zackdn97 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Dayton, Tommy, Colton, and Thomas.

  • @BenMummert
    @BenMummert 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Can this community configuration advance social and environmental justice, or does it only market alternative amenities to privileged classes? Lets demand the very best of our communities- for our vulnerable, our earth, our legacy, and ourselves.

  • @mshara1
    @mshara1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A little perspective, to limit sprawl would choke affordable housing. Its no accident, that in the 90s, Atlanta had the largest black middle class in the world (after NYC). The answer is to loosen downtown density restrictions, so people can live close to work.

  • @mclaren777
    @mclaren777 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, John. I really enjoyed it.

  • @JohnPaget
    @JohnPaget 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glenwood Park isn't perfect. One big reason we chose it: It is new (recently built on brownfield). It's an example that we still can build things that are walkable/beautiful. Many folks have strange belief that it is just impossible to build in that way anymore...and so we have no choice but to build more suburbs & stripmalls.
    We did see / hear about other good neighborhoods in Atlanta -- but we had only 10 minutes - did best we could to help viewers understand how design makes a difference.

  • @weareorigin
    @weareorigin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there no way to get the people to live closer to work? I mean do they save that much money living 30-60 miles from their jobs....when you factor in commute time + stress + travel expenses.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @1nAbsentia Those SUVs are of people visiting the retail and not necessarily of those of residents. While decidedly middle class, Glenwood Park has all of the ranges therein.

  • @SaintMatthias
    @SaintMatthias 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Atlanta fucking sucks, I cannot wait until I can leave this hot and humid sprawl.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @Feldwebelpfeffer Actually, their are two bus stops at Glenwood Park and the nearest train station is 1 mile away: Reynoldstown. I used to use it. The neighborhood is open at all sides, except the Freeway side, and does not block off access from any part of the larger community. Come visit and check out the residents and you might make different conclusions.

  • @glopezsez
    @glopezsez 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job! I look forward to future episodes

  • @fourzerozerozero
    @fourzerozerozero 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Palo Alto, California is kind of like this.

  • @chuckbflo
    @chuckbflo 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent! Very clear and succinct message. For me, the clips on zoning and legality (during the end-credits) are most compelling. However, instead of inserting this segment into the credits, where they're perceived almost as out-takes, I'd like to see this message in the main piece.
    I'd love to re-post this on my blog, with your permission. And I'm *really* looking forward to the next five episodes!

  • @april2462
    @april2462 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great film clip. Think you forgot to depict bikes, however. For example, one character says Glenwood is 1.5 miles from the state capitol. But how would you get there? Is there a bike path? Georgia has a pretty low percentage of bike commuters, but it was interesting that biking, which I believe is an important part of the new urbanism and sustainable transport, is absent here.

  • @kz1000ps
    @kz1000ps 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @tourdefrance Exactly. We're still in the early stages of weening America off of sprawl, and there's still only a handful of NewUrb developments in any given metro. Give this trend a few more decades and we'll see people of all incomes enjoying its benefits.

  • @JohnPaget
    @JohnPaget 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chuck: please re-post at will! (but invite people to back us too).
    And thanks for the feedback. Perhaps we'll use a future episode to focus on legality / zoning / smart code, etc.
    -John

  • @onanov
    @onanov 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great program; hopefully Atlanta can figure out how to extend the pedestrian oriented development concept to include an affordable housing component; traditional neighborhood development for wealthy people is a great concept--it just needs practical extension. We have one traditional neighborhood development in Iowa City--problem is, it's walkable to nothing! Glenwood Park suffers from the same problem--it's only walkable to itself.

  • @Bouchon211
    @Bouchon211 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where are the other parts to this series? Good stuff.

  • @moohaumedsfriend
    @moohaumedsfriend 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ATLJsr To be fair I think this video is more about smart urban planning in Atlanta, instead of showing off the cities various neighborhoods. And as far as public transit goes, while it's still several years off, the BeltLine's light rail will eventually pass right in front of Glennwood.

  • @Nelsonstarr4
    @Nelsonstarr4 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work! I'm going to do my best to spread the word about this fantastic film and the valuable project you're undertaking! Thank you!!

  • @ATLJsr
    @ATLJsr 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this an advertisement for Glenwood Park?
    Atlanta is huge, with a multitude of neighborhoods that are more dense and vibrant with more access to public transportation and other amenities than Glenwood Park. This episode had promise, but instead became a commercial for a small development (where you still must drive to get to work or the grocery) rather than an overview of various unique, organically growing neighborhoods in Atlanta.

  • @RomanV101
    @RomanV101 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @tourdefrance
    Yeah tell me about it. This is what many "right-wing" people are unable to grasp, ironically. They criticize New Urbanism (Portland Oregon is one example) for having more costly rent prices - for somehow "driving prices up" when in reality it's the severe shortage of walkable, compact neighborhoods nationwide that cause these areas to be "desirable" and thus more expensive. I find it strange when "free-market" advocates can honestly believe density by itself causes prices to rise.

  • @sub_playz_yt4626
    @sub_playz_yt4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:18 Does anyone else find his voice calming lol

  • @treefingers1206
    @treefingers1206 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Robert Bullard is the man. Check out his books "Just Transportation" and "Sprawl City."

  • @papichulo764
    @papichulo764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if your reading this and ur in my class good for you

  • @tourdefrance
    @tourdefrance 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    @AtlTJL YES IT IS AN END-ALLSOLUTION. The REASON the prices are high is because it's in HIGH demand. The quality of this city set-up is so great (in relation to crappy sprawl) that it drives prices UP. People WANT to live in such a place. Imagine if EVERYWHERE was like this. The price would not be as high, because it would be everywhere, and it would just be a normal way of living. The difference in demand in relation to the availability wouldn't be so great, so the price would normalize.

  • @ktdid2000
    @ktdid2000 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like the concept here, but I still don't see places within the community to make it more self-sustainable (e.g., a community garden, places to buy raw materials, etc.). Communities such as these go a long way toward increasing sustainability, but still rely on an outmoded infrastructure to keep goods moving into the community.

  • @mdwittenberg
    @mdwittenberg 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    keep these episodes coming :)

  • @NorthernWindNut
    @NorthernWindNut 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here in KCMO you almost have to move to the suburbs if you have a job in the city..that is, unless you are either insanely wealthy or want to be scared of leaving your home at night..or want to put up with noisy neighbors.

  • @bloodaxe5028
    @bloodaxe5028 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Baaah, Atlanta is scary

  • @ZackGomez198035
    @ZackGomez198035 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to go to Atlanta for a fitness conference in October.

  • @Morglay
    @Morglay 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why doesn't the government of Georgia create a "green belt" around Atlanta? Surely,this would force the city authority to rethink it's current planning policies.

  • @horatiohuskisson5471
    @horatiohuskisson5471 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    American cities should legislate green belts around them to stop urban sprawl

  • @Roxie21
    @Roxie21 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    While this is a great idea, it doesn't solve the problem of affordability! If I can have a house with some land 30/40 minutes out for the same or lower price, why wouldn't I? These communities not only have to be mixed use, but mixed price

  • @ksionc100
    @ksionc100 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let's not forget that these lovely designer buildings arranged in picturesque streets is not what New Urbanism in poorer neighbourhoods would look like if it was enforced by law.
    LoL at the conection betwen urban spawl and health. Actually you breathe in more air pollution when you live in area with more traffic. Also the higher level of noise pollution is proven to cause heart diseases.

  • @jaydenbell6193
    @jaydenbell6193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who’s here for geo?

    • @firstmainfilms
      @firstmainfilms  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what geo class watches this? curious

    • @ruhanfx
      @ruhanfx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@firstmainfilms im from Atlanta and this video is a part of my AP human geography class

  • @RedPetrol76
    @RedPetrol76 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is not really a solution to urban sprawl. Areas like this are just upper-middle class playgrounds. I bet these people still have large SUVs in their garages, even if the garage itself is hidden into a side street. No one mentions how do they commute when they want to see... let's say a football game. Light rail? Streetcar? No, they drive.

    • @zephc
      @zephc 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +RedPetrol76 I agree on the latter points about them probably still driving - though at least they can cut our driving for non-job related reasons (theoretically). Regarding your first point, that they are upper-middle class playgrounds... well, that is correct in as much as they are priced so high because they are highly sought after. Their rarity prevents them from being a commodity. If a lot more of that sort of thing was done, the rarity would go down and there could be more price competition (again, theoretically).

    • @swunt10
      @swunt10 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's about not driving far because you have a neighborhood (Shopping, work, culture). it's about children having not to use a car to get everywhere, they can just walk or bike around, Meeting friends doing stuff. if you are old you can live without a car which is not possible in Suburbia. if you can afford a car or you don't want to, it's the same.

  • @TracyLanebike
    @TracyLanebike 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fresno,,,

  • @wompedy
    @wompedy 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video, but the audio mix is awful. Music is WAY to hot people talking is WAY to low, etc. Also, the editing style felt gimmicky and over-cut to me. But I like the sentiment, so I feel bad complaining.

  • @ahlecksplodes
    @ahlecksplodes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    hello my fellow ap human geo people

  • @ternztm5073
    @ternztm5073 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    St joes geo class wya

  • @sub_playz_yt4626
    @sub_playz_yt4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who else is here for geography lol

  • @Puran_SSD
    @Puran_SSD 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fy k be Aguilera

  • @atlmprof1
    @atlmprof1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Notice the one strategically-placed black couple. Atlanta is majority black. That should tell you about the price point of this "new urbanism." This isn't the antidote to the comparatively- less expensive housing in the suburbs. smh

    •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You don't know what you're talking about.

    • @ApatLang
      @ApatLang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're an idiot. Atlanta has the largest black middle class in the country, both in number and proportion to the general pop. New urbanism has nothing against housing in the suburbs, just the way they're designed and zoned.

  • @weggawooga7007
    @weggawooga7007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Atlanta drivers drive to the sun and back every day."
    No, just no.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well. PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well.
    PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well. PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well.
    PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well. PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well.
    PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.

  • @ptboat67
    @ptboat67 14 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent piece. Glenwood Park is a terrific place to live and work. It also brings together people of such diverse economic backgrounds and career paths as waiters (me), non-profit employees (my husband), teachers, doctors, lawyers, and politicians with its diversity in cost and housing types. I have loved every minute of living here and am proud to have been a part of the development team, as well. PS, those SUVs belong to people visiting the retail establishments and not residents.