Atlanta ranks among the most dangerous U.S. cities for pedestrians. For those of us walking Atlanta’s streets every day, that statistic isn’t surprising.
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Jahnee Prince is named new Atlanta planning commissioner
Jahnee Prince has been named as Atlanta’s new commissioner of city planning after a seven-month vacancy.
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Park(ing) Day in Downtown celebrates people-focused public space
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the new date for the Park(ing) Day event, which was rescheduled to Sept. 30 due to a rain delay on Sept. 17. How would Atlanta roads look if people were given the same priority as cars? Are there other ways to design our shared space to […]
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Atlanta is better because of Leon Eplan (1928-2021)
Leon Eplan – one of Atlanta’s most visionary leaders – died Thursday morning.
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Tensions on city advisory group cloud Mayor’s commitment to planning director Tim Keane
A storm has been brewing within the Atlanta Planning Department’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
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Mourning the loss of dozens of trees along Peachtree in Midtown
It is not a good time to be a tree in Midtown Atlanta.
Trees are being cut down at three high-profile sites along Peachtree Street – and what’s most amazing is that in each of these cases, these trees have been in public hands – either the city of Atlanta or the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
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Auburn Avenue is our most important street. Here’s what we should be doing
As we close out Black History Month, I think it’s time we show some love towards the most important street in Atlanta – Auburn Avenue.
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How Would You Make Atlanta a More Inviting Place? Tell Us—And We Just Might Help You Do It!
By George Dusenbury, Georgia State Director for Trust for Public Land, and Timothy J. Keane, Commissioner, Department of City Planning, City of Atlanta Have you taken in the view of Atlanta from the Jackson Street Bridge? It is undeniably one of the most incredible spots in Atlanta to take a photo. The sweeping skyline view […]
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The suburbs are becoming more urban
By King Williams At the end of this post there will be a survey on what do you think about the suburbs, I hope you fill it out, let me know how you feel and share it. No one actually knows what a suburb is. No one. But neither does the federal government, which classifies […]
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Atlanta appoints a new chief housing officer
Terri Lee, the city’s deputy planning commissioner, will lead new efforts to coordinate affordable housing solutions.
