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$100 million state transit bond marked for Ga. 400 rapid bus works

June 19, 2018, 4:20 pm/

A state that’s been reluctant to bankroll buses and the train in its biggest metro has announced a major mass transit spend by Georgia standards — $100 million. That’ll be a substantial downpayment on rapid bus service along Ga. 400.

Atlanta City Council approves $661 million budget

June 18, 2018, 6:10 pm/0 Comments

Atlanta City Council on Monday approved a $661 million budget and personnel plan for the upcoming year, but it left many on both sides of the dais unhappy with pay for public safety officers.

Questions on housing and more at Westside summit with mayor

June 15, 2018, 5:18 pm/0 Comments

It was a big crowd for 7:15 on a Friday morning — probably about 300 people eventually squeezed their way into the meeting room. That shows the hunger of the west side’s most committed partisans to hear what Atlanta’s still-new mayor would say about their neighborhoods and its struggles.

Wheelchair users sue Atlanta, saying they’re denied equal public access

June 11, 2018, 5:02 pm/3 Comments

Three people who use wheelchairs are taking Atlanta to federal court, claiming that sorry sidewalks deny they and others equal access to the city.

Artists, organizations lobby for funding in Atlanta budget

June 11, 2018, 4:55 pm/0 Comments

Atlanta’s quick to name the block-busting Hollywood films and TV shows made in the city — Black Panther, The Walking Dead and so on. But local artists say a little more love for the city’s home-grown film, sculpture, dance and other arts would pay off in more ways than one.

MARTA officers out in management reorganization

June 8, 2018, 9:20 pm/3 Comments

By Maggie Lee MARTA is going to do without a chief operating officer and a chief marking and communications officer, as the new boss reorganizes the transit agency and eliminates the two positions. The incumbents, Rich Krisak and Goldie Taylor have been let go, said MARTA communications head Stephany Fisher. “It was 100 percent related […]

Atlanta mayor names three top leaders, moves airport boss to city CFO

June 8, 2018, 2:14 pm/1 Comment

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has named two city veterans to top leadership jobs, and chosen a new hire to oversee human resources.

Ebenezer Baptist advances criminal justice campaign with holiday bailout

June 7, 2018, 9:57 am/4 Comments

Ebenezer Baptist church and partners are raising money to bail out folks out of jail next week — in time for Father’s Day and Juneteenth. For the church, the bail-out is part of a larger focus on mass incarceration.

Atlanta mayor hints at high-level affordability post

June 6, 2018, 1:14 pm/2 Comments

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said this week that in a year’s time there will be formalized coordination of leadership on behalf of the city as it relates to affordability.

Candidate tax returns show up in politics, but not in law

June 4, 2018, 5:36 pm/5 Comments

Georgians have been promised a look at least one gubernatorial candidate’s tax returns, maybe two. But while challenging one’s opponents to publish their taxes is becoming a campaign-season standard, it’s not part of the law.

Atlanta to take a few weeks to consider rules on the shared vehicles that some cities call a nuisance

June 1, 2018, 5:44 pm/0 Comments

The shareable electric scooters that a California company dropped on Atlanta last month could be part of fixing the city’s mobility problem. But with Bird’s arrival, Atlanta’s also facing a fleet of vehicles that some other cities have claimed are a dangerous and sidewalk-blocking nuisance.

Georgia cities to Congress: We need some public works spending

May 31, 2018, 6:35 pm/4 Comments

The nation’s mayors have infrastructure on their minds, according to a new report from the National League of Cities. But mayors aren’t the only ones calling on Washington, D.C. to help out with paying for things like water works, roads and broadband.

How Fulton County voted for governor, precinct by precinct

May 28, 2018, 12:42 pm/0 Comments

We can’t tell you how your neighbor voted, but we can tell how each Fulton County precinct voted in the gubernatorial primary.

City panel agrees: Patterson Spring Hill funeral home in Midtown is a “landmark”

May 23, 2018, 7:40 pm/3 Comments

At first glance, it’s easy to think the two-story white building set in little gardens on Spring Street is a house. But it’s still what it’s been for about 90 years: a funeral home. And a city panel says it’s worth protecting, even as skyscrapers rise around it.

Chris Johnston Those who cannot be trusted in small matters cannot be trusted in larger matters. Bottoms knew about the deal when she accepted the donation. –
On: Gulch deal falls short on affordable housing, critics say

Rebecca The area around PP is one of the biggest hubs of non-car modes of transit in the city. To have a festival there where that... –
On: Music Midtown is an urban balancing act

Ginny I live near the park and have never been to Music Midtown, but I understand the appeal of a big festival in a beautiful green... –
On: Music Midtown is an urban balancing act

SAmG I live adjacent to the Gulch and I DO NOT want this property to become public housing. –
On: Gulch deal falls short on affordable housing, critics say

JWK1957 A $500 donation should not be an issue and future donations are purely speculative. However, NO Mayor should be pushing through a Development agenda for... –
On: Gulch deal falls short on affordable housing, critics say

JWK1957 A $500 donation should not be an issue and future donations are purely. However, NO Mayor should be pushing through a Development agenda for any... –
On: Mayor took donation from Gulch developer as critics focus on Trump connection

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