Two prominent board members of the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership turned in their resignations Monday saying not enough emphasis is being given to the issues of equity and affordability.
The two board members are: Ryan Gravel, an urban planner to initially proposed the concept of the BeltLine in his Georgia Tech Master’s thesis; and Nathaniel Smith, founder of the Partnership for Southern Equity.
The 2016 campaign has been like no other, and that makes it difficult to poll, according to Peter Hart, a pollster for more than 50 years.
Hart was the weekly speaker at the Rotary Club of Atlanta on Monday, speaking hours before the first presidential debate of the General Election.
Atlanta is on the cusp of proceeding with the design and engineering of the long-awaited Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, starting with a complex first phase that is to be coordinated with plans to treat stormwater runoff via natural landscaping.
Georgia’s ports are already implementing many of the environmental recommendations the federal EPA issued Thursday, which call for the nation’s ports to reduce diesel-engine emissions.
One take-away from a lengthy discussion about lofty plans to improve neighborhoods near the Falcons stadium is that progress is difficult and surprises lurk around every corner.
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A loving light flickered Thursday morning when Britt Pendergrast, 99, passed away.
Pendergrast, a progressive pacifist, environmentalist and civil rights advocate, was part of the dynamic duo – Nan and Britt – a couple that had been married for more than 76 years.
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin received an award Wednesday named for Maynard Jackson, another former mayor, and used her acceptance speech to outline a way for Atlanta to increase the number of affordable homes in the city.
By Maria Saporta As one of 100 global cities selected by the Rockefeller Foundation, the City of Atlanta will be able to be better prepared to handle emergencies, such as severe weather-related events. The Rockefeller Foundation held a workshop at the Carter Center on Monday with dozens of stakeholders in the city to work on […]
Proposed legislation to regulate taxies and ride-hailing companies at Atlanta’s airport is so racially charged, and politically laden, that a committee of the Atlanta City Council punted the measure to the full council for it to consider Monday.
Georgia’s efforts to protect endangered plants has been recognized by a national organization, which comes as good news at a time the state is implementing its latest five-year plan to protect plants and animals.
The Atlanta Committee for Progress, the high-level board of business and civic leaders convened by Mayor Kasim Reed, had its best turnout ever Friday morning – even though the mayor couldn’t be there in person.
Instead, Reed, who is in Washington, D.C. for a meeting on the TransPacific Partnership with President Barack Obama, was video-conferenced into the meeting thanks to the facilities at the Washington, D.C. City Hall and Georgia Power’s headquarters in Atlanta.
The once-behemoth Rural Georgia is slumping to its knees. The region that once controlled the governor’s office, state House and Senate, and the highway department is bleeding jobs as health care is becoming scarce, according to accounts in two recent reports.
Metro Atlanta ranked 10th in the nation in the proportion of jobs created by start-up companies in 2014, according to a Census report that was overlooked initially, and then overshadowed by another report showing an increase in real household income.
Drought has prompted the state to place metro Atlanta in a group of 53 counties where local water utilities are required to inform the public of the need to conserve water.
By Maria Saporta The last time Atlanta hosted the International Downtown Association, it was in 1977 – a time when Atlanta’s central city was beginning to enter a period of decline. Population was decreasing as growth and development extended to suburban communities – partly due to white flight. And downtown businesses and retailers were beginning […]
The Atlanta BeltLine has not caused the construction of nearly as many units of affordable housing as planned, but BeltLine leaders are taking steps to get back on track, according to the BeltLine’s housing policy director.
Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell, a candidate for mayor, said Wednesday he supports inclusionary zoning, a regulation to require future residential developments to be mixed-income communities.
GRTA is implementing its long-studied plans to improve service on every route of its Xpress Commuter Coach Service and has posted staff throughout Downtown Atlanta and Midtown to help passengers adjust to changes in the locations of bus stops.
Two insurance companies in Georgia are among a national group that imposes hardships on consumers who are prescribed costly medicines to extend their life as they live with HIV/AIDS, according to civil rights complaints filed Tuesday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The moment was priceless. A man was walking along the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta BeltLine on Sunday morning wearing a T-Shirt with a peace sign and the following words: “Make Music – Not War.”
The man walked up to a green piano placed on the BeltLine as part of an inspirational initiative called: “Pianos for Peace.”
