Three downtown Atlanta parking spaces gave way to a beach-themed urban oasis on a hot Friday as part of the globally celebrated PARK(ing) Day.
While you’re waiting for transit to come along the Atlanta BeltLine, be sure to give your feedback on potential transit routing at one of the upcoming community meetings. Currently in year one, phase one of its ...
Being a person of color is at times a weary experience and, with age the burden of misunderstanding gets a little heavier. My generation, the Millenials, is supposed to make up the façade of a ...
A week ago I stopped to say hello to the security guard in my building. I hadn’t seen him in a while and felt compelled to speak. Normally jovial, I immediately noticed his energy was ...
It has been exciting to watch the Atlanta arts scene grow by leaps and bounds. C4Atlanta, Elevate, Flux and glo are just a few of the new projects that have come on line in recent ...
As the saying goes, politics stops at the water’s edge. But these days the tides of partisanship are eroding our shores. The edge isn’t where it used to be. If the past 12 years of war ...
Oh how I love – or is it loathe – politics in the digital age. Stories regularly receive more coverage than they are worth, and others serve as an anchor, drowning a promising political career. In ...
Legislators in Washington, D.C. approach funding transportation infrastructure the same way the Falcons approach a fourth quarter deficit – by ignoring it until the clock is about to run out. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and ...
On Saturday, July 5, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners made history. With a 3-to-1 vote to place a binding referendum on the November ballot to join MARTA, the citizens of Clayton County now have the ...
Joey Womack, better known as Joey Digital – an Atlanta-based technologist, has been around the startup scene for quite some time. He and his business partner, Justin Dawkins, are making an indelible impression in the ...
“Our mission is to bring awareness to any issue which challenges the security, sovereignty or domestic tranquility of our beloved nation, The United States of America.” The above declaration serves as the guiding principle for the ...
I commonly use a ridesharing service around town and, when possible, while traveling. It wasn’t until a recent trip to Savannah that I realized how accustomed I’ve become to using them. When getting out of a ...
If you watched the Sunday political talk shows over the past few weeks, you would think we are in the midst of a presidential election; but 2016 is in fact more than 850 days away. The ...
We make assumptions every day. At work, in relationships, in government. A U.S. Senator from Chicago assumed his message of hope and change would resonate with millions of Americans. It did; not with everyone, but enough ...
Crying babies, pizza delivery, stethoscopes, billboard sized mailers. The onslaught of election ads and direct mail will do little to boost voter turnout for tomorrow's primary vote. Much to the chagrin of their opponents, Gov. Nathan Deal ...
As much as we tout the successes of our numerous Fortune-ranked businesses, organizations such as the United Way of Greater Atlanta oft remind us the great work is to lead a life of purpose. Metro Atlantans ...
I fired a weapon for the first time in my adult life last year. Three different caliber guns to be exact. It was exhilarating to hold this relatively small item and feel the force that ...
Driverless cars, repairing broken sidewalks, promoting transit for workplaces, public art and transportation. That’s just a taste of the diversity of ideas discussed during the breakout sessions at the transportation nerd fest known as TransportationCamp. Even ...
“There is no debate in Germany about climate change,” Iris Shultz of the German consulate nonchalantly remarked during a recent Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable on urban sustainability. The statement clearly shows the difference in stating an ...
Since leaving City Hall, I have had the opportunity to get back to my first love – transportation. I recently joined the boards of two nonprofit advocacy organizations – the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition (ABC) ...
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