Category: Views From Peachtree

By Brian Carr, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midtown Alliance Maybe it’s just our dedicated staff of 40+ urban enthusiasts. But if you take a walk around Midtown Atlanta right now, how can you not feel energized by the sight of shovels going into the ground and the sound of hammers driving nails into 2x4s? […]

By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID HUB404 – a proposed highway-capping park that would transform the heart of Buckhead – is building momentum and making great progress toward becoming a reality. Like many projects, HUB404 took a bit of a hiatus during the pandemic, but now […]

On Monday, May 16, the Downtown community gathered to pay tribute to the public safety agencies that serve throughout the city and state with a public ceremony and memorial service hosted by Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID), as well as the Atlanta Police Department, and in partnership with the […]

By Forrest Rose, Project Manager, Transportation & Sustainability, Midtown Alliance Midtown Alliance kicked-off construction of two new parklets on the west side of Spring Street between 8th Street and Peachtree Place.  Sounds like good news, right, but what exactly is a parklet? Parklets originated back in 2005 when several urbanists installed an intervention in a […]

By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID In two weeks, on May 24, City of Atlanta voters have a chance to cast ballots to address more than their candidates of choice for certain elected offices. There are also three very important special election questions regarding the City’s […]

The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) today announced the retirement of David (Dave) Wardell, CPP, Vice President of Operations and Public Safety, which will be effective in June 2022. Wardell has served in his role with ADID for 20 years. During his tenure, Wardell successfully led efforts to keep Downtown Atlanta safe, clean, and hospitable […]

By Ansley Whipple, Midtown Alliance, Project Manager of Programming and Activation A robust public life is an essential component to a thriving urban community. What does this look like? Activity at the street level that delights and invites you to linger, interact, and connect. Public events, programs, and installations that reinforce a sense of place […]

By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID I woke up this morning in San Diego. I was here four years ago on the Atlanta Regional Commission’s LINK trip. When we arrived in 2018, we were greeted by a sight that my friend and colleague, Kevin Green, described […]

 Read the Central Atlanta Progress & Atlanta Downtown Improvement District 2021 Annual Report here   By A.J. Robinson, CAP/ADID President A roller coaster is a wild ride filled with highs and lows, twists and turns, and moments of joy and excitement followed by periods of anxiety and anticipation. You certainly needed to have your seatbelt […]

By Lauren Radman, Project Manager, Urban Design and Placemaking at Midtown Alliance Public art enlivens the urban experience and contributes to dynamic public spaces. It’s magical to see blank walls transform into large-scale works of art in real time. After working primarily inside their studios since they moved in late last summer, Midtown’s Artists in […]

By Buckhead CID A little more than a year ago, the Buckhead Community Improvement District partnered with the Atlanta Police Department to implement a bike patrol to combat crime in the area. Every weekday four off-duty APD officers who are certified as part of the department’s Bicycle Response Team patrol parking garages and parking lots […]

By Matthew Lister, Partner and Managing Director, Gehl Studio NY; 2022 Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker Greetings Midtown Atlanta. I couldn’t be more excited to be speaking at the Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting next Tuesday, March 21st. The title for the event is All Together Now.   All Together Now… Finally! After spending two […]

By Denise Starling, Executive Director of Livable Buckhead For a planner like me, stories are best told in charts and graphs. That’s why each year I look forward to the session that Livable Buckhead hosts where the Atlanta Regional Commission gives us a detailed look at the latest data on local and regional growth and […]

Partners Celebrated Georgia Arbor Day with Symbolic Tree Planting to Kick off 10-year Plan ATLANTA – City of Atlanta officials and leadership from the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) and Trees Atlanta observed Georgia Arbor Day (February 18) with a special tree planting to officially launch the Downtown Urban Tree Planting Plan. Dignitaries and community […]

By Ronald “Jay” Parker, Midtown Alliance Green Team Member When I joined the Midtown Alliance team in late 2021, it took me 90 minutes to get to work. I relied solely on public transportation, catching the bus to the Lindbergh MARTA Station because the bus route that served the closest train station to my home […]

By Anna Sharp of Livable Buckhead It’s been nearly two years since the beginning of the pandemic and for many of us, the way we navigate our daily lives has dramatically changed — including how we connect to our communities. With Zoom calls replacing in-person meetings and a shift away from in-person events in general […]

Throughout 2021, Arts & Entertainment Atlanta (A&E Atlanta) continued to bring creative energy to Downtown Atlanta, highlighting the extraordinary work of commissioned artists and livening up the Downtown walls, streets, and sidewalks. Downtown is so much more than a place of business and commerce, and the A&E District is designed to offer an authentic vibrancy […]

By Shayne Wheeler, Sr. Pastor, North Avenue Presbyterian Church and Trevor Atkins, Volunteer, Feet on the Street Ministries To live in Midtown is to love Midtown. As the second-fastest growing neighborhood in the country for new apartments, it is an exciting place of diverse people who are woven into a wonderfully beautiful tapestry. North Avenue […]

By Jim Durrett, President of the Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of the Buckhead CID Much has been written and said about Jeff Parker’s passing on January 14. Erin and the girls are left without a husband and father, and we grieve for them, especially. This is for those who lost a CEO. I rolled […]

By A.J. Robinson Last week, Atlanta lost one of its finest business and civic leaders, Brad Currey. Brad’s unwavering love for this City and its institutions was inspiring and meaningful to so many who observed and worked with him throughout his career. It seems he was a colleague, benefactor, and friend to just about everyone […]