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Atlanta mayor: Time for one city playbook on transportation, one consolidated department

March 14, 2019, 11:47 am/0 Comments

The idea is to make a one-stop-shop, and better coordination, for all things road-related.

A Conversation with Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens

February 17, 2019, 10:23 pm/3 Comments

Andre Dickens is the Post-3 At-Large, Atlanta City Councilman, who has been in office since 2013. Andre Dickens has been one of the few councilmen to be outspoken on issues of gentrification and housing affordability.

Atlanta voices discontent over process for picking MARTA’s $2.5 billion project list

September 13, 2018, 7:30 pm/4 Comments

The chair of the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee says he is not happy with the way MARTA’s $2.5 billion expansion plan pits winners against losers, and he said City Hall will soon be releasing its thoughts on expansion proposals that are due for a vote by MARTA’s board on Oct. 4.

The affordable housing that’s hidden in plain sight

July 30, 2018, 6:23 pm/4 Comments

Atlanta’s creating more luxury apartments than low-cost ones, which is part of why many people worry that the age of an affordable Atlanta is coming to an end. But what might be a big part of an affordable housing fix is hidden in plain sight.

Atlanta’s mayoral race is up for grabs

September 4, 2017, 6:52 pm/2 Comments

The 2017 Atlanta mayoral election is unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

And it is anybody’s guess on how it will shake out.

The back-and-forth between Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell this past week shined a spotlight on several of the complex issues that will influence the outcome.

Erin Potter This really has great prospects in the future. If adopted, they would overhaul K-12 funding, increase charter and flexibility options for schools and districts, impact... –
On: New year, new education opportunities...and responsibilities

CBD Store KC Let's just hope for the best things to come –
On: Georgia could approve hemp, medical cannabis grows this year — but time running low

Maria Popovici Correct, Chris Johnston. We saw the writing on the wall and this was a desperate ploy meant to salvage MARTA. MARTA's past record and inability... –
On: Gwinnett leaders at "victory" party - watching MARTA vote returns

Chris Johnston Despite the media push from this website, the AJC, and others, the referendum failed, and here’s why; MARTA has a decades-long record of over-promising and... –
On: Gwinnett leaders at "victory" party - watching MARTA vote returns

T. Wesley Arthur Blank should reimburse the city the $20,000,000 that was spent on the pedestrian bridge over Northside Drive so fans of the NFL (a non-profit... –
On: Voter-approved Atlanta public works programs $410 million short of promises

Greg Hodges ".....premature promises..." Not uncommon in the realm of dealing with the public...especially when those making such promises will probably be moving on out through that... –
On: Stalled Herndon Square project exposes Atlanta Housing’s shortcomings

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Maggie Lee

Atlanta mayor: Time for one city playbook on transportation, one consolidated department

King Williams

A Conversation with Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens

David Pendered

Atlanta voices discontent over process for picking MARTA’s $2.5 billion project list

Maggie Lee

The affordable housing that’s hidden in plain sight

Maria's Metro

Atlanta’s mayoral race is up for grabs

Maria’s Metro

David Pendered

Jamil’s Georgia

Eleanor Ringel Cater

Tom Baxter

Lyle Harris

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