Civic leaders in south DeKalb County are trying – again – to improve the area, and this time their goals include the extension of MARTA bus and rail service along the I-20 corridor east to Mall at Stonecrest.
One caveat that may distinguish this organizational effort from its two predecessor’s is this plain call to extend MARTA service. The I-20/east route is among those MARTA GM Keith Parker says are contenders – once construction money is available.
Advocates say the CID would ...more
A segment of Martin Luther King Drive has been demolished as part of the Falcons stadium construction project. This area is east of Northside Drive. Credit: David Pendered
Progress on the new Falcons stadium has hit a new high gear.
A demolition crew worked Wednesday to rip out a portion of the viaduct of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive A Fulton County Superior Court judge on Tuesday set a hearing date of Feb. 17 to validate the $278.3 million the city ...more
Foreclosed houses aren’t the bargain they were in the depth of the recession. This bank-owned home, on Devonshire Place in Atlanta, is listed by Wells Fargo at $925,000. Credit: reowellsfargo.com
The once-hot “REO to rental” business has cooled in metro Atlanta and beyond.
A year ago, average investors were kicking themselves for not getting in on the ground floor of an emerging industry: Buy cheap bank-owned or foreclosed houses and rent them for a tidy profit. News that Blackstone Group alone ...more
A SoBi bike comes equiped with fenders, front basket capable of handling a 20-pound payload, step-over frame, and adjustable, non-removable seat to accommodate riders ranging in height from 4 feet, 11 inches to 6 feet, 6 inches. Credit: socialbicycles.com
The centerpiece of Atlanta’s plan to start its first bike-share program is slated to be approved Monday by the Atlanta City Council. Bikes are to be rolling within a year.
The plan is for a private vendor to provide at least 500 ...more
Earth movers have started working, in recent days, on an apparent roadway beneath the MLK Drive viaduct. This work is being done near at least one of the parcels Atlanta has been asked to abandon. Credit: David Pendered
A committee of the Atlanta City Council tapped the brakes Tuesday on what had been a fast-moving proposal to allow Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to be rerouted in a way that’s said to provide for VIP parking at the new Falcons ...more
By David Pendered
Brazil is served by seaports scattered along the coast, providing access mainly to trade with the United States and European countries. Credits: “Brazilian Ports: A Safe Haven for International Investment”, utexas.edu
Brazil is one of Georgia’s leading trade partners, and Mayor Kasim Reed intends to strengthen relations during a trade mission he’s to lead in April. Reed is just wrapping up his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Metro Atlanta’s connection to Brazil is closer than ...more
DeKalb County interim CEO Lee May presented the annual State of the County address Thursday in Decatur. Photo credits: DeKalb County TV 23
DeKalb County interim CEO Lee May delivered a State of the County Address Thursday in which he promised a bright future while acknowledging his temporary seat in the county’s top office.
May named problems and proposed solutions. He portrayed his office and the Board of Commissioners as working together, rather than feuding. He said DeKalb’s young people will ...more
Penalties in the TSPLOST law have not hurt metro Atlanta’s ability to draw down state funds to maintain local roads. Credit: GDOT, David Pendered
Metro Atlanta has not forfeited many state funds to maintain local roads, despite the higher local match that results from voter rejection of the transportation sales tax in 2012, according to an analysis of figures in a new state report.
The figures seem to alleviate concerns that routine road maintenance could suffer because of penalties built into ...more
The GBPI report matched the findings in 2013 of the Brookings Institute: Suburban poverty is rising at a rate faster than urban or rural poverty. Credit: GBPI
A new report shows poverty is expanding in Georgia, a grim reminder of the final frontier Martin Luther King, Jr. had identified before his death.
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute found that Georgia residents now comprise the sixth poorest population in the nation. Georgia’s poverty rate is at its highest since 1982. Some ...more
Sen. Brandon Beach
A bipartisan group has formed to promote state legislation that would urge metro Atlanta’s transit agencies to establish a single website that would make it easier for passengers to plan and pay for trips.
State Sen. Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) sponsored Senate Resolution 735. Co-signers include Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur), Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody), and Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega). The Senate Transportation Committee could take it up as early as Wednesday.
The legislation is relevant as ...more
