MARTA plans to begin the second phase of development at its Lindbergh Center Station in 2018 with a grand opening as early as 2020. Some buildings along Piedmont Road could be as high as 225 feet, or about 20 stories, under current zoning.
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Lighting for bike/ped paths near Atlanta BeltLine along Ponce slated for approval Tuesday
Pedestrians and bicyclists heading to and from the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail near Ponce City Market are to have their pathway illuminated by a lighting project the Atlanta City Council is slated to approve Tuesday.
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Solar panels laid atop road surface in pilot program at West Point visitor center
Solar panels that can withstand the weight of vehicles were installed last week on the surface of the roadway at the Georgia Visitor Information Center in West Point. The energy will help power the information center.
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Feds not taking sides in water war, even as they step in on other environmental disputes
The federal government has made it official: It will not take a position in the federal lawsuit Florida filed against Georgia over Georgia’s consumption of water from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. What’s of note is that the federal government is changing the rules of how the water in the basin is managed.
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Atlanta Mayor Reed’s position on immigrants honored by Islamic Speakers Bureau
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new photos by Kelly Jordan.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has received the first-ever Courage Award issued by the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta. The award recognizes Reed’s support for President Obama’s positions on immigration, which include tenets opposed by President-elect Donald Trump.
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A holiday greeting from Georgia Tech, with a request: ‘You can help us’
Toward the end of the holiday greeting from Georgia Tech’s School of City and Regional Planning is a simple request – for financial contributions to support the school’s programs.
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Emory University gets green light to redevelop Briarcliff Mansion, once home to Coke heir
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new photos by Kelly Jordan.
Emory University’s plans to partner with a developer to reopen the Briarcliff Mansion, once home to a Coca-Cola heir, as a hotel and event facility were approved Dec. 15 by Georgia’s State Properties Commission, according to a report by emory.edu
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A holiday story: Small-town school wins prize for big idea inspired by pupils
In one of those feel-good stories just made for the holidays, a third-grade teacher from a small town in Middle Georgia has won a $1,000 grant funded by private contributions to build a bog at school with pupils who came up with the idea of a bog to solve a school-wide problem.
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Atlanta ranks as nation’s fourth neediest, ties for first in homelessness: WalletHub
The city of Atlanta ranks as the fourth most-needy city in the nation and is tied for first in the category of homelessness, according to a report released Wednesday by WalletHub, a credit services company.
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Nation’s first offshore wind farm spurs call for Georgia to follow suit
The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. began operations Monday off Rhode Island, prompting the advocacy group Environment Georgia to call Tuesday for Georgia to move ahead with offshore wind farms.
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Georgia ports wise to maintain course, despite Trump’s talk of tariffs: Advisor
Although President-elect Trump has shaken global commerce with his call for revamping U.S. trade agreements, an economist who specializes in infrastructure says Georgia has no reason to change its investment strategy at state-owned seaports.
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Man’s impact on Earth, Chattahoochee River waterways detailed in new report
For climate enthusiasts, a new federal report has it all – from discussion of climate change to rising sea levels, from job creation to the fate of a fish described as a living dinosaur.
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Atlanta may seek waiver of state ban on rent control to curb soaring prices
Atlanta may be preparing to open a third front in its price war against skyrocketing costs for rental homes in the city. The target would be Georgia’s law that bans rent control.
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Atlanta to pay up to nearly $1 million for safety manual for Atlanta Streetcar
The Atlanta City Council on Monday is expected to approve a contract for nearly $1 million to hire a consultant to advise on safety and security issues for the Atlanta Streetcar.
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South Pole news: GSU prof heading there, astronaut Buzz Aldrin safely evacuated
The South Pole is in the news today, as Buzz Aldrin, one of two men to walk on the moon in 1969, was evacuated from a research facility just as a Georgia State University professor is preparing to open a new facility to study the Sun’s “magic carpet” and, hopefully, solve a 75-year-old enigma.
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World AIDS Day provides a moment to reflect, look forward
As Atlantans pause to observe World AIDS Day, on Thursday, the moment underscores a collage of commemorations here, ground-breaking AIDS research conducted in Atlanta and Decatur, and the widening recognition of the illness – as evidenced by an upcoming miniseries on ABC and a decision by the U.S. Navy to name a ship after a slain gay rights activist.
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A personal story on West End hair salon that closed rather than pay rent hike
Atlanta City Councilmember Keisha Lance Bottoms talked Tuesday about her mother closing her West End hair salon when faced with a rent hike. Bottoms told the story while asking the Atlanta City Council to create zones where tenants and owners can’t be displaced because of rising property values.
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A Trump presidency and a bullet train between Atlanta, Chattanooga
President-elect Trump’s plan to spur $1 trillion in infrastructure investment may coalesce just as the finishing touches are made to the proposal for a high-speed railroad to connect Atlanta and Chattanooga.
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Defending legacy retailers amid the boom in e-commerce
Cyber Monday is expected to launch a record-high e-commerce penetration this holiday season, even as the retail industry tries to protect its legacy malls with new concepts such as one being tested by the owner of Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square.
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Emory University responding to Trump’s plan to deport students who are undocumented immigrants
Hundreds of Emory University students, staff and faculty have asked administrators to ban law enforcement officers from campus if their purpose is to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants. The president responded Tuesday with a letter titled, “Emory affirms support for undocumented students.”
