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CITYWIDE—When it comes to national congestion rankings, metro Atlanta’s tough year continues.
In just the past two months, national studies have found that traffic congestion is shaping where metro Atlantans live more than any other place in America—while stretches of the Connector and Spaghetti Junction have ranked among the “angriest” freeway stretches in the U.S.
Making matters worse is a new 32-city analysis by Wheels Away that used INRIX and U.S. Census data, among other sources, to name Atlanta “America’s worst city for commuters” right now, with drivers losing on average 75 hours annually to congestion, including road work.
Released today, the analysis put Atlanta’s overall “Congestion Score” at 89.9 out of 100—more than 10 points ahead of second-place Houston. Ouch.
The Atlanta findings listed in chart form below represent “26 more hours [lost to congestion] and $487 more [spent annually] than the respective national figures,” according to a summary.
Researchers note the index “uses time, percentage, and per-capita measures rather than raw totals, so cities with larger populations are not automatically ranked higher.”Wheels Away
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BUCKHEAD—Come next month (with hopefully cooler temps, at last) Buckhead’s most walkable and growing outdoor mixed-use district should feel much more international for a day.
Buckhead Village is set to host an open-air European Market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3—an expansion of the French Market previously organized by the village and Alliance Française of Atlanta.
Courtesy of Jamestown
According to Buckhead Village owners Jamestown, plans call for coalescing regional and local European (and European-inspired) businesses for celebrations of food, art and home furnishings, cultural programming, live music and entertainment, and family-friendly activities. Expect familiar names such as St. Germain Bakery, Gypsy Kitchen, Yeppa & Co. and Y Bar, with more coming.
The public event will be free. Businesses interested in becoming vendors can apply over here.
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SERENBE—Metro Atlanta’s favorite agrarian, made-from-scratch New Urbanism experiment has attracted global acclaim, so to speak.
Serenbe officials send word this week that national television series World’s Greatest has named the 21-year-old project the “World’s Greatest Biophilic Community,” with an episode set to air at 2 p.m. EST this Saturday on Bloomberg TV. (Peep a short teaser video here.) The series has been running for 18 years.
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Serenbe—which is continuing to build out its newest hamlet, Spela—is set among rolling woodlands and pastures, with miles of nature trails and a focus on agriculture and well-being, about 35 miles southwest of Atlanta. It now counts several neighborhoods, more than 550 homes, and about 1,250 residents.
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