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re: Athens - The Classic City in Photos
Posted on 7/26/15 at 9:02 am to tylerdurden24
Posted on 7/26/15 at 9:02 am to tylerdurden24
my opinion, Athens could have a better location, given it was a planned city, they should have located in north Georgia mountains, or over on that lake, lake Oconee I think, probably about 30 minutes from Athens. or in savannah, or coastal Georgia, St Mary's is a good idea. Maybe even put it on on Cumberland Island near St Mary and it would be the only university that you have to take a ferry to get to.
how cool would it be to say, I go to college on a barrier island that you have to take a ferry to get to. lol nobody could argue UGA was the coolest college town in the world then.
my other idea to make Athens better is reduce broad street from 4 lanes to 2 lanes, and throw up more trees, similar to Main Street in Greenville SC.
it would help it feel more quaint.
how cool would it be to say, I go to college on a barrier island that you have to take a ferry to get to. lol nobody could argue UGA was the coolest college town in the world then.
my other idea to make Athens better is reduce broad street from 4 lanes to 2 lanes, and throw up more trees, similar to Main Street in Greenville SC.
it would help it feel more quaint.
This post was edited on 7/26/15 at 9:09 am
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Posted on 7/26/15 at 9:10 am to Jamie Lannister
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my other idea to make Athens better is reduce broad street from 4 lanes to 2 lanes, and throw up more trees, similar to Main Street in Greenville SC.
There's a vision to change Prince Avenue to more of a tree-lined, pedestrian friendly, vibe. Right now it's proposed, but most likely it will take effect very soon.
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Posted on 7/26/15 at 9:33 am to Jamie Lannister
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they should have located in north Georgia mountains,
When it was chartered in 1785, the planners chose the site in then-Jackson County (which had just been seized from the Creek Indians) as a city on a hill next to the North Oconee River. Putting it in the mountains would have been completely unfeasible from a transportation standpoint.
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Maybe even put it on on Cumberland Island near St Mary and it would be the only university that you have to take a ferry to get to.
how cool would it be to say, I go to college on a barrier island that you have to take a ferry to get to. lol nobody could argue UGA was the coolest college town in the world then.
Doubly so for this. Given that the first steam-powered ferry didn't exist until 1811 in NYC, it would have been horribly unfeasible to get to, not to mention that in 1785, there was still the fear of reprisal from England to worry about making a public university on a barrier island an easy target.
Also, if a university existed on Cumberland, 1.) we wouldn't have one of the best naturally preserved islands on the East Coast, and 2.) there would have been a large bridge built over the marshes to get there and the isalnd would be lousy with condos and hotels. It would be awful.
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my other idea to make Athens better is reduce broad street from 4 lanes to 2 lanes, and throw up more trees, similar to Main Street in Greenville SC.
As PNW pointed out, there are already proposals to do this on Prince Avenue. I've heard something similair for Broad, but it's a main thoroughfare for the town so the most you will ever get are some pedestrian islands. Plus, a 2-lane Broad on gamedays would be a total nightmare.
This post was edited on 7/26/15 at 9:41 am
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