BY ANSLEY WHIPPLE, MIDTOWN ALLIANCE PROJECT MANAGER Midtown Atlanta is a place for people, and the innovation capital of the South, where big ideas come to life. Our goal is to have something fun and ...

BY Julie Harlan, Midtown Alliance Transportation Project Manager Coming soon: another community gathering spot on Peachtree Street in the form of a parklet.  What is a “parklet,” you ask?  A parklet is a sidewalk extension ...

By Anna Muessig, Director at Gehl For the past decade, I’ve worked closely with over a dozen cities to support thriving public life and quality public space as a driver of community transformation. Midtown Atlanta ...

By Ansley Whipple, Project Manager of Programming and Activation In Midtown, we believe that great public spaces are places people remember vividly and tell stories about. They are the places where serendipitous things happen, serving ...

By Brian Carr, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midtown Alliance I met recently with a restaurateur who bravely opened his wine and coffee bar on Peachtree Street during the depths of the pandemic. We talked ...

BY ELLIE HENSLEY, MIDTOWN ALLIANCE EDITOR + PRODUCER ‘Tis the season for hot cocoa, holiday lights and gatherings with friends and family. No matter how you feel like celebrating and who you want to celebrate ...

BY ELLIE HENSLEY, MIDTOWN ALLIANCE EDITOR + PRODUCER Park space is more important than ever in fast developing Midtown, which currently has 17 tower projects under construction. Setting aside open space helps us to create ...

By Christi Nakajima, Program Manager for Midtown Transportation, Midtown Alliance There’s no doubt that driving alone impacts the world around us. From air pollution and carbon emissions to expensive wear on infrastructure and potentially life ...

By Brian Carr, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midtown Alliance Cities are shaped by complex negotiations between different groups of people and their priorities. And we hold fast to one simple truth about the work ...

By Ellie Hensley, Editor + Producer at Midtown Alliance Midtown is an increasingly dense urban place, with sleek new towers going up in every direction you look. Although we’re proud of our district’s transformation, Midtown ...

By Rob Kelly, Senior Program Manager, Midtown Transportation Rush hour traffic is back and gas prices are climbing, but the stress of a drive-alone commute doesn’t have to be inevitable. Whether you’ve already made your ...

By Shirley Gouffon, Senior Vice President, Selig Enterprises and Midtown Development Review Committee Member Restaurants and retailers alike have been evolving over the last several years, but the pace of evolution has been decidedly robust ...

By Brian Carr, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midtown Alliance Maybe it’s just our dedicated staff of 40+ urban enthusiasts. But if you take a walk around Midtown Atlanta right now, how can you not ...

By Forrest Rose, Project Manager, Transportation & Sustainability, Midtown Alliance Midtown Alliance kicked-off construction of two new parklets on the west side of Spring Street between 8th Street and Peachtree Place.  Sounds like good news, ...

By Ansley Whipple, Midtown Alliance, Project Manager of Programming and Activation A robust public life is an essential component to a thriving urban community. What does this look like? Activity at the street level that ...

By Lauren Radman, Project Manager, Urban Design and Placemaking at Midtown Alliance Public art enlivens the urban experience and contributes to dynamic public spaces. It’s magical to see blank walls transform into large-scale works of ...

By Matthew Lister, Partner and Managing Director, Gehl Studio NY; 2022 Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Greetings Midtown Atlanta. I couldn’t be more excited to be speaking at the Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting next ...

By Ronald “Jay” Parker, Midtown Alliance Green Team Member When I joined the Midtown Alliance team in late 2021, it took me 90 minutes to get to work. I relied solely on public transportation, catching ...

By Shayne Wheeler, Sr. Pastor, North Avenue Presbyterian Church and Trevor Atkins, Volunteer, Feet on the Street Ministries To live in Midtown is to love Midtown. As the second-fastest growing neighborhood in the country for ...

By Ellie Hensley, Editor and Producer at Midtown Alliance New year, new things to experience at street-level in Midtown.  Over the past several decades, we’ve seen the district transform into a thriving place. With guidance ...