Atlanta

Atlanta Traffic

Faced With Infamously Bad Traffic, More Atlanta Residents Choose to Telecommute

More people are telecommuting in Atlanta, keeping cars of the road, but the percentages of people driving alone to work, taking transit, and walking or biking to work are holding steady.

June 6, 2019 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia DOT Takes $4.6 Billion Highway Expansion Plan on the Road

The Georgia Department of Transportation held a series of public meetings this month to reveal details of a plan to add toll lanes to I-285 and Georgia 400 outside Atlanta.

May 30, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fruit Trees

Nation's Largest Public Food Forest Gets a Chance to Grow in Atlanta

A new 7-acre public food forest is part of an initiative to ensure every resident of Atlanta has access to fresh food by 2021.

May 29, 2019 - Curbed Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Big Development Opportunities Envisioned for Atlanta's Hulsey Yard

CSX moved operations away from Hulsey Yard, so what should the land become?

May 21, 2019 - What's Next ATL

Colorado Multi-Modlaism

NACTO to Help Five Cities Design and Build Low-Carbon Transportation Infrastructure

Five cities will help the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) prove that urban streets can provide the location for a drastic shift in the carbon emissions status quo.

May 16, 2019 - National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)

Atlanta-Bound Bus Commuters Benefit from New Express Lanes

More evidence that express (toll) lanes benefit public transit when buses operate in the corridor. Riders on Georgia's Xpress buses, which use the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes, saw trip times reduced by 15 minutes.

May 15, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Urban Revitalization

Affordable Housing Funding Reaches New Heights for Beltline Neighborhoods

The city of Atlanta has allocated $11.9 million of its $45 million budget for the Beltline for affordable housing.

May 11, 2019 - Curbed Atlanta

Martin Luther King, Jr. Park

Atlanta to Open School Properties as Public Parks

A new pilot program in Atlanta will test a joint-use arrangement that opens public school properties in the evenings and on weekends to provide park space for the public. The effect would be significant.

April 9, 2019 - SaportaReport

Peachtree Street Atlanta

Turning an Atlanta Roadway Into a Shared Street

Atlanta might transform Peachtree Street into a very different kind of public space.

April 8, 2019 - What's Next ATL (Atlanta Regional Commission)

Atlanta

Suburban Atlanta Rejects Transit, Again

The third time was not the charm for a transit sales tax in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

April 3, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Creek

Environmental Impact Bond to Fund Atlanta Watershed Projects

The bonds finance new green infrastructure projects that otherwise would be considered too risky.

March 24, 2019 - Next City

Atlanta streetcar

Mayor Wants to Create Atlanta's First-Ever Transportation Department

The proposal to create a new department in the city of Atlanta devoted to traffic and potholes came in the State of the City speech delivered this week by Mayor Keisha Bottoms.

March 16, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

MARTA Blue Line

Ride-Hailing Fee Proposed for Transit Funding in Georgia

Georgia's House Bill 511 is progressing through the State Legislature with the potential to change funding and governance of transit in the city while taxing rides with taxi, limousine, and ride-hailing companies.

March 6, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta

Voters Considering Game Changing 'Connect Gwinnett Transit Plan'

Suburban Gwinnett County could change the course of its history by finally voting to connect to the Atlanta region's transit network.

February 26, 2019 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Stitch

Keeping the Dream Alive of a Downtown Freeway Cap in Atlanta

Advocates and experts are still working to further the idea of capping a Downtown freeway connector in Atlanta—a project called "The Stitch."

February 21, 2019 - Curbed Atlanta

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Sunday Fun: The Super Bowl in Atlanta on Social Media

Traffic and cars play a central role in the social media chatter surrounding the Super Bowl in Atlanta.

February 3, 2019 - Planetizen

Atlanta NFL Stadium

Inside the $2 Billion Stadium Hosting the Super Bowl

The hot dogs cost $1,999,999,998 less than the stadium, and either $199,999,998 or $699,999,998 less than taxpayers invested in the stadium.

February 3, 2019 - CBS News

Atlanta NFL Stadium

Pedestrian Bridge Won't Be Open in Time for the Super Bowl as Promised

The pedestrian bridge connecting Mercedes-Benz Stadium to a nearby transit stop won't be open in time for the Super Bowl, despite the city allocating an additional $12 million in funding for exactly that goal.

February 3, 2019 - Curbed Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Is There Space for Atlanta's Homeless on Super Bowl Sunday?

The city of Atlanta pledged to clear the city's homeless encampments before the Super Bowl.

February 3, 2019 - WABE

Atlanta Rail Service

24-Hour Transit Service in Atlanta for the Super Bowl

Twenty-four-hour service is a bigger deal than the game, if you're a fan of public transit and don't care that much for the sport of football.

February 3, 2019 - Atlanta Intown

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