Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has proposed a budget for the upcoming year that’s 27 percent larger than the current budget. Money is provided to design an extension of the Atlanta Streetcar, figure out how to connect the BeltLine to MARTA, build a park, and extend the Eastside and Westside trails.
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Anglers, hunters could pay more for licenses under plan to be vetted around state
Georgia is considering a hike in the cost of fishing licenses for the thousands of anglers who flock to wet a line on Memorial Day and other days during the year. The cost of a hunting license could increase, as well.
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In wake of, “A River of Booze,” Georgia’s higher ed system to review alcohol, drug abuse
Six months after a national publication featured University of Georgia in a story titled, “A River of Booze,” the chancellor has formed a task force on alcohol and substance abuse.
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Memorial Drive update: Legislation filed to rescind moratorium, compel task force to finish job
The construction moratorium along Memorial Drive could be lifted in early June, and new energy could be put behind a dormant task force that was supposed to implement a well-received planning study for the corridor, according to legislation introduced Monday to the Atlanta City Council.
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Memorial Drive construction moratorium reminds: ‘All politics is local’
Atlanta is a curious town when it comes to residents’ views of development. The latest example is unfolding in the wake of a six-month moratorium applied to development along the Memorial Drive corridor.
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Construction moratorium along Memorial Drive in Atlanta may be repealed
Atlanta’s next likely hotspot for redevelopment, Memorial Drive, could be relieved of a six-month building moratorium following a meeting Friday between a dozen affected developers and the sponsor of the moratorium, Atlanta City Councilmember Natalyn Archibong.
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Tyler Perry met May 4 with Fort McPherson group; sale to him is “imminent”
The sale of most of Fort McPherson to filmmaker Tyler Perry is “imminent,” and Perry met with area residents May 4 to discuss their concerns for how his future complex will relate to the neighborhood.
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Toll lanes on Northwest Corridor: Commuter says, ‘I hope everyone wants to pay to get up there’
Debbie Roberts has one wish for the new express lanes being built in Cobb and Cherokee counties: “I hope everybody wants to pay to get up there, and I’ll have the highway to myself.”
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Gwinnett County Republicans among those backing possible MARTA expansion
A surprisingly high proportion of Republicans in Gwinnett County support expanding MARTA in their county, the pollster who conducted the poll said Wednesday.
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Atlanta’s bonds for Falcons stadium rated investment grade, sale slated to close Tuesday
The $227 million bond package Atlanta was slated to sell Tuesday, to help pay for the new Falcons stadium, was rated as investment grade with a stable outlook by Moody’s Investors Service.
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GDOT to name firm that will widen Ga. 400 in Forsyth County, a job that factored in transportation debate
The state Department of Transportation expects to announce Friday the name of the company that will widen Ga. 400 in Forsyth County, a project that was central to the debate over the transportation funding bill the Legislature approved this year.
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Atlanta Streetcar free to ride this year because Breeze card isn’t feasible, city says
The Atlanta Streetcar will be free to ride through 2015 because there is no economical way to collect a fare. That’s because MARTA’s Breeze card technology isn’t feasible to use, Atlanta’s commissioner of the Public Works Department said Wednesday.
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Airport’s $1 billion expansion may be managed by two firms based in ATL, one in NYC
Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration has recommended the $1 billion expansion of Atlanta’s airport be overseen by Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc., H.J. Russell & Co., and Heery International.
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MARTA issues RFP to privatize paratransit as union warns of potential driver shortage
MARTA has issued a request for proposals for a private company to operate MARTA’s paratransit system, a move intended to lower MARTA’s operating costs and continue the restoration of the system’s fiscal health.
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Savannah port to handle more freight, but how will roads, rails handle extra load?
One aspect of the Savannah Harbor deepening project has received scant attention: How is all that additional freight to get in and out of the port? New York’s answer to its growing volume is six-hour traffic jams at its terminals.
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MARTA service in Gwinnett County supported by majority of likely voters: Gwinnett Chamber poll
Gwinnett County’s leadership should support the expansion of MARTA into the county, according a polling firm that determined a majority of likely voters would agree to pay a 1 percent sales tax to get MARTA service.
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Health care director from diverse Clarkston to visit Cuba to review its system of universal health care
As the U.S. moves to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, a community health care director in Clarkston is slated to leave Sunday for Cuba to tour health facilities and examine the country’s universal health care system.
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Health and future of Atlanta’s office market are factors in proposed sustainability code
The health of Atlanta’s office market is central to the debate over the sustainability legislation that’s slated for a vote April 20 by the Atlanta City Council.
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Glenridge Hall site to have 1,000-plus homes, 460,000 square feet of office space
The Atlanta Regional Commission soon will begin its review of plans to redevelop the site of Glenridge Hall, in Sandy Springs, to a live-work-play community that’s to open in 2020.
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Atlanta’s sustainability proposal revives debate over carrots, sticks
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s cabinet may characterize it as a fairly “innocuous” proposal, but the administration’s effort to create Atlanta’s first mandatory sustainability program for commercial buildings has sparked a fairly lively debate.
