By Daphne Bond-Godfrey, Director, ULI Atlanta During a ULI Atlanta event on housing policy, zoning, and land use, a panel of experts from across the public and private sector gave their perspectives on the current state of housing opportunity, inequality, and why now is the time to focus on finding innovations in our zoning and […]
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Unraveling the codependent relationship between development and parking
By: Jonathan Gelber, Bleakly Advisory Group and Co-Chair of ULI Atlanta’s Technical Assistance Programs Committee ULI Atlanta’s Technical Assistance Programs (TAPs), the local advisory services arm of the Urban Land Institute was recently asked to convene a panel through the American Cities Climate Challenge (Climate Challenge), an ambitious commitment in U.S. cities who want to […]
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ULI Atlanta Member Spotlight: Malory Atkinson, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Shear Structural and Chair of ULI Atlanta’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI)
We spoke with Atkinson about how a stint at a tech startup led her to starting Atlanta’s only female-led structural engineering firm, her love for all things ULI and how she serves her neighbors in unexpected ways. Malory Atkinson isn’t afraid to stand out in a crowd. Maybe it’s her penchant for vintage style. Or, […]
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Real Estate: How Coronavirus Will Shape the Smart Workplaces of the Future
By Ryan Mills, Partner, CohnReznick & District Council Treasurer, ULI Atlanta In Atlanta and nationwide, workspaces have gone virtual as employees hunker down at home to help flatten the coronavirus curve. As the country rides out the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial real estate (CRE) companies must plan for what is certain to be a new way […]
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Repurposed Parking Facilities in Post-COVID-19 Atlanta
By Maxine Hicks and Andrew Much, DLA Piper The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has profoundly impacted the way we will work, shop and choose to commute by car in the years to come. For example, most of us have now learned how to effectively telework and we have become adept with the use of […]
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ULI Atlanta Member Spotlight: Thomas Calloway, East Point Councilmember
By The Wilbert Group We spoke with Calloway about his home in East Point, his path to local government and his involvement with ULI’s UrbanPlan for Public Officials. He may not wear a cape or cool costume, but Thomas Calloway is a modern-day superhero for Atlanta’s East Point community. By day, the small business owner […]
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The Urban Land Institute to Advise Central Atlanta Progress on Planning and Development of the “Stitch,” a Proposal for Vibrant Park Space Along I-75 and I-85 Connector
Nationally Renowned Panel of Land Use and Urban Planning Experts to Visit Atlanta February 24 – March 1 A group of nationally renowned land use, urban design and real estate experts representing the Urban Land Institute (ULI) will be visiting Atlanta February 24-March 1 to provide strategic advice on the funding, planning and development of […]
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ULI Atlanta Announces Amanda Rhein as Chair for Livable Communities Council
ATLANTA (January 23, 2019)—ULI Atlanta, an Urban Land Institute (ULI) district council, today announces Amanda Rhein is the new chair for the Livable Communities Council (LCC). Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Rhein is leading the council in its mission to improve metro Atlanta’s quality of life through advancing the critical role affordable housing plays across the […]
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Task force: City of Atlanta should invest $1 billion in affordable housing
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Aug. 31, 2018
The City of Atlanta needs to invest $1 billion to add another 24,000 units of affordable housing within the next eight years, according to a well-represented task force that has been meeting since January.
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Column: Friendship Initiative will live on after passing of co-founder Bill Nordmark
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Aug. 17, 2018
The Atlanta Friendship Initiative will live on, despite the sudden death of one of its co-founders – William G. Nordmark III.
