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 ...

By Karl Smith-Davids, Senior Project Manager, Project and Urban Design at Midtown Alliance  Developers are still betting on Midtown Atlanta.  Since 2010, 57 new buildings have been delivered in the 1.2 square miles that is ...

By Kevin Box, Artist at Box Studio LLC Note: Kevin Box’s Conversation Peace was installed at 10th and Peachtree Streets on November 11, 2021. It is the latest in Midtown Alliance’s series of temporary public ...

By Lauren Radman, Project Manager, Urban Design and Placemaking at Midtown Alliance Take a walk down West Peachtree Street today, and you might notice that the number of public artworks visible is multiplying nearly as ...

By Angie Clawson, Director of Communications, Center for the Visually Impaired For nearly 60 years, the Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI) has been providing rehabilitation services for people who are blind and visually impaired ...

By Brian Carr, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midtown Alliance As we continue our work on the ground every day in Midtown, we see continued momentum and positive signs pointing toward recovery. Developers and companies ...

By Dan Hourigan, Director of Transportation and Sustainability, Midtown Alliance  This week, Midtown Alliance is starting construction on improvements to a historic block of Midtown, transforming a handful of on-street parking spaces into a small ...

By Chantelle Rytter, Lantern Parade Artist and Parliament of Owls Founder Fun is seriously important to our well-being. Coming together as a flock of owls and flying and dancing down the streets of Midtown all ...