MARTA CEO Collie Greenwood aimed to present a picture of forward momentum for Atlanta’s transit agency at a meeting of the City Council’s transportation committee on Wednesday, but elected officials had a lot of questions following the More MARTA audit released last week. After addressing the transit agency’s issues with the audit methodology during MARTA’s […]
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ARC approves $265 million amendment for transportation program funds
After a postponed July 10 vote, the Atlanta Regional Commission Board held a special meeting to approve the 2024 population estimates, metropolitan planning organization boundaries and an amendment to the Transportation Improvement Program. The Transportation Improvement Program is a document that maps out the region’s transportation projects through 2050. The amendment approved on August 28 […]
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Kevin Duvall new CEO of Georgia World Congress Center Authority
The largest convention center in Georgia has named Kevin Duvall to serve as its next CEO. The board selected Duvall at its Aug. 27 board meeting. Duvall, who currently has been serving as GWCCA’s chief operating officer, will succeed Frank Poe, who has been running the authority since April 2010. Prior to the board meeting, […]
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More MARTA audit raises more questions, tension over accounting practices
An independent audit of the More MARTA program released on Monday found that the transit agency could owe nearly $70 million to taxpayers. The audit did not indicate any instance of malfeasance or illegal use of funds, but it did find that tens of millions of dollars intended for transit expansion projects through More MARTA […]
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Invest Atlanta approves several affordable housing projects
At the Aug. 22 Invest Atlanta and Urban Residential Finance Authority board meeting, the city’s economic development authority green-lit over $180 million in bonds, loans and grant funds to various affordable housing projects. It’s part of an ongoing city goal to create and preserve 20,000 affordable housing units by 2030. In May, Invest Atlanta announced […]
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Streets Alive moves its ‘open streets’ to the West End for fall season
Atlanta’s Streets Alive said farewell to Peachtree Street for the rest of 2024, ending a summer series of open streets on Aug. 18. Atlanta Streets Alive ended its summer series on Peachtree Street on a breezy Sunday on Aug. 18, the last open streets event in the area before kicking off a route from the […]
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Doug Shipman: ‘Rail is the only viable solution’ for Atlanta Beltline
Four Atlanta City Council leaders speak out in favor of Beltline rail.
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Decatur Church goes solar with funds from Inflation Reduction Act
Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, located in Decatur, has officially completed this first month being partially powered through solar with the help of funds from the landmark Inflation Reduction Act and Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL), a group focused on hel;ing communities of faith adopt practical climate solutions. The church’s solar system officially went online on […]
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Norcross Woman’s Club donates historic building to Georgia Trust
After a years-long effort to find a safe harbor for the Norcross Woman’s Club’s old library and clubhouse, its members have donated the building to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation as part of an adaptive reuse project. It’s the most valuable property ever donated to the Trust and a rarity for their Revolving Fund […]
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Atlanta celebrates 50 years of neighborhood advisors
Atlanta leaders gathered in the atrium of City Hall on August 13 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of an integral part of the community: The Neighborhood Planning Unit Project. The advisory committees spread across the city have long been essential tools for civic engagement and an easy way for the Atlanta government to gain local […]
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Josh Blank to lead strategy for Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment
Josh Blank, the second-oldest son of Arthur Blank (owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United), is joining AMBSE as vice president of executive strategy on Aug. 15.
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Construction to begin on a more ‘open and inviting’ Woodruff Arts Center
The Woodruff Arts Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on the afternoon of Aug. 6 for the opening up of its front door on Peachtree and for the transformation of the Rich Auditorium into the Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families.
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He Didn’t Stay Long
It was not long after 3-railroad lines were connected to a central point in north Georgia that people began beating a path to Atlanta. Word had spread of the abundant opportunities and cheap land and those seeking better lives were arriving to the young city every day. There were, of course, those looking for work […]
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ATL board approves next steps for reduction of Xpress bus service
The Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (ATL) board gave the green light for the Xpress commuter bus service to further refine a plan to cut stops, change routes, and reduce the number of park-and-ride lots at its August board meeting on Thursday. Proposed changes presented to the board this week by ATL Deputy Executive Director Cain […]
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‘Cop City’ construction on track for December completion, Atlanta Police Foundation tells community advisory committee
Members of the Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee (CSAC) for the Atlanta Police Safety Training Center (APSTC), widely known as “Cop City,” gathered on Zoom for their second quarter meeting on July 30. Construction is still on track for “substantial completion of most components of the site” by December, Alan Williams, Atlanta Police Foundation’s project manager […]
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The state of Georgia sued over Georgia Public Service Commission elections, allege illegal term extensions
Georgia WAND and Georgia Conservation Voters (GCV) teamed up to sue the state of Georgia over what they are calling illegal practices. The lawsuit alleges that “Georgia violated state constitution with HB-1312, which unilaterally blocked public service commissioner elections and allowed sitting members to rubberstamp controversial utility bill hikes, the highest in state history.” The […]
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Plastic recycling plant eyes Thomaston as its landing site, is met with mixed reception
A new organization, Upson Environmental & Government Transparency, was formed last month in response to a proposed $1 billion plastic pyrolysis facility from the California-based company Brightmark in Thomaston, Ga. Brightmark, founded in 2016, previously aimed to build a similar facility in Macon, Ga., which would have been the world’s largest plastic-to-fuel facility but was […]
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Mayor Andre Dickens and John Hope Bryant launch Aspiration Tour
A standing-room only crowd filled the atrium of Atlanta’s City Hall Thursday for the kick-off of the American Aspiration Tour in an effort to promote financial literacy for everyone.
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Dan Cathy suspends plans for Midtown connector park over expressway
Doug Hooker, CEO of Connector Park Foundation Inc., issued a statement Tuesday afternoon saying the project was on hold because of a lack of government support.
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Sundance Institute selects Atlanta as one of six finalists for the film festival
The Sundance Institute announced July 19 that Atlanta is one of six remaining finalists to host the annual Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027.
