A recent article in Outside Magazine confirms what us “Hotlantans” already know! This is a great town to be active in.
The magazine graded over a 100 US Cities including marks for unemployment, cost of living, night life, drive time, and access to parks and other green spaces. We should be proud after coming in 3rd place just behind Seattle(1) and Colorado Springs(2).
Among other things, Atlanta earned high marks for Piedmont Park, “the big city’s green jewel,” affordable home prices, and music venues like The Earl. Atlanta lies less than 90 minutes from the start of the Appalachian Trail, the magazine noted.
“While commuting by car is a legitimate gripe, the recently launched Beltline Initiative will help ease some congestion,” the magazine said. “A 22-mile-long ‘live-work-play’ corridor—including parks, trails, and green space—it’s one of the most progressive urban-planning projects in the country.”
–Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Here is the magazine’s Top 10:
1. Colorado Springs
2. Seattle
3. Atlanta
4. Austin
5. Boston
6. Albuquerque
7. Portland
8. Minneapolis
9. Cincinnati
10. Charlotte
Check out the article at Outside Online:
2009 Best Towns
