By David Pendered, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 2--Alleys are among the more evocative concepts of urban life, and they are experiencing a mini-revival in old and new communities in metro Atlanta.
The narrow streets can conjure thoughts of calm pathways. Friends chatting across fences. Kids dashing down a shortcut to the corner store.
Alleys also can be seen as brutish. Stained streets frequented by trash trucks. Secluded corridors where thugs lurk.
Regardless of the image they suggest, al