Atlanta’s project list for the possible 1 percent hike in the city’s sales tax, to expand transit and transportation, may be devised and implemented under guidelines the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee is slated to discuss Wednesday.
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Fate of Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System as much a topic as fate of Central Library
The fate of the Central Library in Downtown Atlanta will be the red herring at a meeting Tuesday. The real issue that’s not on the agenda is much more significant – the long-term viability of the Atlanta-Fulton Pubic Library System.
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Proposed mixed-use rebuild in Sandy Springs shows confidence in cycle, Perimeter market
A development proposal filed Tuesday for a mixed use project to open in 2020 in Sandy Springs is the latest indication of developers’ optimism about the current construction cycle, as well as the demand for more apartments in the Perimeter Center market.
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Underground Atlanta sale enabled by golf course swap; continues sale of city assets
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday for a plan that enables the sale of Underground Atlanta to a developer. The plan calls for the city to deed over to the state of Georgia the Bobby Jones Golf Course.
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GSU economist predicts Fed won’t hike rates; local job gains remain muted
The head of Georgia State University’s Economic Forecasting Center has discounted the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at meetings next week.
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Atlanta expands Better Buildings Challenge to homes in low income neighborhoods
A home south of Turner Field could well be the poster child for a new Atlanta program that aims to help low income residents reduce energy payments, which can consume up to 20 percent of their household income.
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At minimum wage, rent for one bedroom apartment requires an 87-hour work week
Yet another report on the high cost of housing in metro Atlanta, this one released Wednesday, shows that a person earning minimum wage would have to work 87 hours a week to afford the rent on a one bedroom apartment.
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Atlanta’s proposed transportation taxes: Views from local, national observers
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed embraces a proposed $2.5 billion transit sales tax before his administration has time to complete a pending update of the city’s comprehensive transportation plan. Two distinct observers – one local, one national – say the process raises some troubling issues.
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Excitement draining for reservoir boondoggles
By Guest Columnist CHRIS MANGANIELLO, policy director of the Georgia River Network
Georgians agree we need a healthy and dependable supply of drinking water. We need enough water flowing in our rivers for economic and environmental reasons.
A recent turning point indicates that one pathway is no longer as appealing as it once was.
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GSU gets good credit report as closing nears on Turner Field
Georgia State University has received good news about its credit rating as the university comes closer to needing about $100 million to pay for its share of buying and redeveloping Turner Field and its environs.
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Too much blight, too little low-cost housing: New research could inform debate
Atlanta has too many blighted neighborhoods and too little affordable housing. Now, a raft of research has been released to inform policy makers who want to address the challenges.
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Sustainable inventions provide glimpse into a future where energy is less impactful
A panel that reduces energy consumption in commercial buildings by behaving like fish gills was one of four inventions presented at the recent Energy Summit hosted by the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge.
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GDOT’s comprehensive study of Northside Drive already rousing concerns
Northside Drive from I-75 to I-20 is the subject of a comprehensive state study into ways to reshape it to meet travel needs of the next two decades – plans that once suggested redoing the interchange at I-20 and still have MARTA buses serving the corridor.
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Atlanta sets stage to extend streetcar by 2.5 miles, to BeltLine’s Westside Trail
Atlanta is moving forward with a $1 million environmental analysis of a proposed route of the Atlanta Streetcar that would run 2.5 miles from Centennial Olympic Park west to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail.
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Savannah port benefits from good access, capacity, proximity to Atlanta: CBRE
A new report by CBRE, the real estate company, sheds light on the reason the Savannah port is growing its cargo business so quickly. It’s because the port has the capacity to handle a lot of freight, which makes it a good choice for shippers looking for a port on the east coast.
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Atlanta City Council closes loophole that benefited developers of luxury apartments
The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to close a loophole that enabled apartment developers to use government subsidies to build luxury apartments in Atlanta without reserving any units for lower income residents, in violation of the city’s practice.
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Atlanta buys parkland in Buckhead that is to enhance PATH400
The acquisition doesn’t sound like much, but it’s significant. Atlanta is buying land for two parks in Buckhead that together would cover just a fifth of the site of the Georgia governor’s mansion.
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Atlanta council to vote on proposal targeting financing of apartments to boost affordable housing
Atlanta is poised to start down a path that will lead to a requirement for all homes built in the city with subsidies from local governments provide more homes for people with low to moderate incomes.
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Density bonuses essential for MARTA’s expansion to ease traffic congestion
By Guest Columnist WILL ADAMS, an Atlanta-based researcher, analyst and frequent speaker in the energy utilities industry
Many MARTA rail expansion advocates I speak with are surprised to learn the transit system’s ridership figures have been down each year since 2009, with 2014 as one of the lowest on record.
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Georgia Tech, Portman unveil plans for ‘Coda’ technology complex
Georgia Tech invited business and civic leaders Wednesday afternoon to visit the site where the future High Performance Computing Center was given its code name – Coda.
