I’m in Atlanta this week for the annual American Planning Association (APA) national conference. I arrived early and had some spare time, so took a quick roadtrip to Athens. The city is well known as the home of bands like R.E.M. and The B-52s, and several long-time indie rock groups, so had been a place I’d long been curious about. So I rented a car, and an hour or so later I was walking around downtown Athens:
