Myrtle Street by Shaun Roberts

Unlike with Thomas' neighborhood, I wouldn't say this one is necessarily a product of sprawl, but a mix of the traditional neighborhood and suburbia.
The neighborhood shows many signs of being a great environment. Even though the area has many houses that could be almost considered cookie cutter, the overall feel of the place is what a neighborhood should be. The area isnt defined as serious sprawl because the streets still conform to a grid like map, houses are not terribly spaced, and there is not a lack of trees.

The first thing a person would notice when walking down the street is how many trees there are. The area is overpowered by the excessive amounts of trees compared to a normal sprawl area. There are streets that are still extremely wide for a neighborhood so it may not do a good job at slowing down traffic but since trees line the street, it does give a closer feel of the area. The remaining streets are fairly narrow and force people to slow down. The second thing that is eye popping is you notice that none of the houses have any garages. All the cars are parallel parked along the street, giving it an even more narrow feel.

As you walk along the sidewalk that is on both sides of the street, you begin to notice another thing that separates the area from sprawl, the fact that there are also apartments in the same area. There seems to be no distinction in the area. Lastly the area seems to be but a ten minute walk from Ponce de Leon Ave.

Being so close to a commercial area and having a mixed density housing area not dominated by the vehicle is a perfect environment. The area seemed to flooded with people walking their pets and with friendly people when i asked about how they feel about the neighborhood.