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The city developed a coordinated master plan (or rather hired someone to do so) and hired one contractor to dig all the streets and sidewalks to lay conduit for current and future use. All digging and repairs were done to city-developed standards. All costs were passed on to the companies desiring t...
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| Published in | The Atlanta journal-constitution (2001) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC
23.09.2002
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| Summary: | The city developed a coordinated master plan (or rather hired someone to do so) and hired one contractor to dig all the streets and sidewalks to lay conduit for current and future use. All digging and repairs were done to city-developed standards. All costs were passed on to the companies desiring to lay cable. The streets and sidewalks were then closed with another moratorium --- no digging for cable for 10 years. I recently spent a weekend in Chattanooga. What a wonderful town. We booked a room at the classic Read House Hotel, walked to the attractions, or took the electric shuttle when our "dogs" were tired. We followed the paths behind the aquarium up to the converted pedestrian bridge over the river. As we crossed, a band played in an absolutely gorgeous park below us while couples moved across a portable dance floor. At the foot of the bridge, we found a nice neighborhood a la Virginia-Highland. The sidewalks were embedded with bronze footprint patterns designed as dance step charts. If GSU ever receives any attention from the utterly clueless state bureaucracy and gets the residence halls it deserves, the hustle and bustle from students will make that area of downtown ripe for restaurants, art galleries, bars, small supermarkets, bookstores, gyms, etc. I worked at NYU, and witnessed it myself. |
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| ISSN: | 1539-7459 |