Georgia
Georgia Law Slows Booming Latino Housing Market
Georgia law targetting illegal immigrants drives legal residents away from buying homes.
Georgia Looks To Neighbors For Water Supply
Increased demand for water in the metropolitan Atlanta area is forcing the Atlanta Regional Commission to look to South Carolina and Tennessee for additional supplies.
Walkable Urbanity Arrives In Atlanta
The success of Atlantic Station, a large scale mixed-use urban development, proves the need for a more pedestrian friendly environment in auto-dominated Atlanta.
Norman Castle Invades Atlanta Neighborhood As McMansion Moratorium Ends
In Buckhead, a 6,000 square foot Norman-style house dwarfs its 2,700 square foot neighbors, while the City Council's Zoning Committee defeats the moratorium on "McMansions".
Intown Housing Boom Adds To Permit Delays In Atlanta
Long the bane of developers and individual homebuilders alike, the Atlanta Bureau of Buildings now averages 40 to 80 days to provide building permits. Meanwhile, in suburban Gwinnett and Cobb Counties, the turnaround time is under one hour.
Atlanta Shopping Village Gets Second Chance To Revitalize Neighborhood
Westside Village, a failed pet project of former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell, has been given a new lease on life through public incentives and private investment. Officials hope the revitalization of its downtrodden neighborhood will follow.
Balancing Affordability, Preservation, And Gentrification In Atlanta
Briarcliff Summit, built in 1925, has 200 units that are falling apart. Are the owners taking advantage of federal housing subsidies? Should the building be restored? If so, how will residents be impacted?
New Urbanism Comes Of Age In Atlanta
National Public Radio covers the success of Glenwood Park, a new urbanist development in car-dependent Atlanta.
Atlanta's BeltLine: Favorable or Flawed?
The ambitious park and transit plan for the city shows promise, but will low-income residents be left behind, as has been the case with similar city planning projects?
Where's MARTA's Money?
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is one of the only major transit agencies in the U.S. not to receive state funding, and one reverend is trying to change that.
How Gentrification Is Changing Atlanta
"Soft-core urbanism" and gentrification are changing Atlanta's demographics and local politics.
What's 23 Lanes And 388 Feet Wide?
The Georgia Department of Transportation proposes adding eight lanes to the already 15 lane wide stretch of Interstate Highway 75 that runs through the northern Atlanta suburbs.
Graffiti Legalized In Atlanta
The Georgia ACLU has successfully petitioned the City of Atlanta to amend a law banning all graffiti, including commissioned graffiti art.
Commuter Rail Answer To Peak Oil?
A 'transportation visionary' running for office in Georgia may have the solution to controversial transit problems in the state.
Atlantic Station Stirs The Stewpot
The Slatin Report takes a measured look at Atlantic Station, and how it's remaking the map of Atlanta.
The Chronicler Of Black Atlanta
Herman 'Skip' Mason Jr. is a one man museum, with a personal history collection that preserves both the well-known and oft forgotten details of a proud culture.
Protecting Georgia's Coast
The Altamaha Riverkeeper could be all that stands between Georgia's endangered coastline and the steady pace of new development.
Georgia Senate Passes Biodiesel Bill
If signed into law, the bill would require local schools and state agencies to use fuel containing at least 2% biodiesel.
More Roads Won't Ease Traffic
An op-ed in Georgia's Gainesville Times calls Governor Sonny Perdue's roads-only approach to easing traffic congestion a "temporary solution".
'McMansions' Center Of Debate
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has called for a sweeping update of the city's zoning ordinance in the face of the 'McMansionization' of some of the city's intown neighborhoods.
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