Saratoga, Buckhead, GA, by Nicki Meyer

The neighborhood I will be assessing is Saratoga, located in Buckhead, Georgia. It is located in a very nice area, off of Lenox Road. Most characteristics include a traditional type neighborhood. The housing is mainly brick with a lot of trees throughout the neighborhood. There is great use of public space and is very pedestrian friendly due to the sidewalks and the trails for jogging and walking. Family and friends make great use of the park. Also, small streams run through some of the backyards making everything very natural looking. 

My criteria was basically what this neighborhood is. I listed a convenient location, which this is. There are various restaurants nearby, including the mexican restaurant "Pancho's," you can go to, not requiring a car. Also a major shopping mall is located extremely close by, Lenox Square mall. Another characteristic I felt was important was a public area that was useful. There is a park right in the middle of Saratoga that comes to great use by the residents. A nice and quiet neighborhood is something to look for and Saratoga was exactly that. 

Some of my criteria I had to change was about the housing. Though this is mostly a traditional neighborhood, the houses were "cookie cutters". There was little variation in the housing and and the ranges were not as much as what I originally had listed. This seemed to be the only major sprawl characteristic.