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Peachtree City is a city in and the largest city of Fayette County, Georgia, United States. Census estimates in 2010 indicated a population of 34,364.〔 In 2007, the city announced a plan to formally annex an unincorporated area between Georgia State Route 74 and the border with Coweta County that is commonly referred to as "The West Village," or "Wilksmoor Village." Peachtree City is located in South Metro Atlanta. ==The city== The geographic center of Peachtree City is Georgia State Route 54 and Peachtree Parkway. Peachtree City has a system of golf cart paths which spider across the town and provide a secondary means of access to almost any destination within city limits. These multi-use paths stretch for more than ninety miles throughout the city. Many places of business have specially designated golf cart parking spaces. The Peachtree City Police Department has several golf carts used to patrol along these paths.〔"Peachtree City, GA - Official Website - Paths & Golf Carts." Peachtree City, GA - Official Website. Web. 23 Aug. 2010. More than 9,000 households own a golf cart, and use them as an extra vehicle for local transportation. Children aged twelve or over may operate a cart on Peachtree City cart paths with a parent, grandparent or guardian in the front seat. Unaccompanied fifteen-year-olds with valid Georgia Learner's Permits are allowed to operate golf carts alone. Students at McIntosh High School are encouraged to drive family golf carts to school because of limited car parking. The golf cart paths are used also by bikers, joggers, and pedestrians as a safer alternative to the side of the road. In February 2003, ''Golf Digest'' magazine discussed the traffic congestion caused by use of golf carts in the city.〔Kapriske, Ron “Golf Cart Gridlock”. Golf Digest. February 2003.〕 Peachtree City has a regional airport, Atlanta Regional Airport - Falcon Field. It hosts the annual Great Georgia airshow. The airport is the location of a National Weather Service radar station, Southeast River Forecast Center, and Weather Forecast Office, which serves 96 counties in northern and central Georgia. Peachtree City is also the city of license for WRDG (96.7 FM), an alternative rock radio station. Peachtree City was designated a "Foreign Trade Zone" by the U.S. Customs Service, now: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the U.S., a Foreign Trade Zone is a site in or near a U.S. Customs port of entry (in this case Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport), designated free of customs entry procedures. In July 2005, CNN/Money and ''Money'' magazine ranked Peachtree City eighth on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. In July 2007 in the same award, the city was ranked 64th. In July 2009, Peachtree City was ranked eighth on the list. In August 2011, Peachtree City ranked 91st on the list. Peachtree City was ranked number one for "Best Places to Raise Kids" in the state of Georgia, according to ''Bloomberg Business Week'' (December 2012).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/2012-12-17/the-best-places-to-raise-kids-2013#slide1 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peachtree City, Georgia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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