Expect a tour de force starting Monday from those who are ready to wrap up five months worth of talks about a community benefits deal for three neighborhoods adjacent to the future Falcons stadium.
And expect the discussion to occur in a bit of a vacuum.
Public attention has drifted to Cobb County and the county commission’s scheduled vote Tuesday over public funding for a Braves stadium. In addition, the bulk of the Atlanta communities’ work product on the Falcons deal has ...more
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says the planned transit system along the Atlanta BeltLine should be funded through a public private partnership.
Mayor Kasim Reed said the BeltLine's planned transit system will require a public private partnership. Here he rides a bike at the dedication of the BeltLine's East Side Trail. Credit: Christopher T. Martin
“We’re going to have to have a public private partnership,” Reed said. “We’re going to need to partner with an investor to put up $3 to ...more
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is on track to wrap up on Dec. 2 the loose ends of the city’s promise to provide $200 million to the Falcons for a new stadium.
Mayor Kasim Reed (with microphone) describes his vision for his second term to the Northwest Community Alliance. Credit: Donita Pendered
For that to happen, a committee that’s worked on a community benefits plan since July was told Wednesday night that it will not get to recommend a plan to the ...more
Discussions at two meetings Wednesday night should shed more light on developments with the Falcons and Braves stadiums.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed likely will discuss the Braves move to Cobb County with the Northwest Community Alliance. Just before that event, a city committee will be asked to adopt a community benefits plan related to the Falcons stadium.
Meanwhile, at a third meeting, city planning officials will discuss a new city report that confirms that Atlanta’s football and baseball ...more
A new housing report by Atlanta confirms results documented in March by urban demographer Richard Florida – Atlanta is split in half, with strong neighborhoods to the north and vulnerable ones to the south of a dividing line that passes near the Georgia Tech campus.
Click on the map for a larger version. This heat map in Atlanta new report on the city’s housing stock shows that the most stable areas for investments are clustered in the north, while vulnerable ...more
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is headed for a tour of the Panama Canal expansion with Sen. Johnny Isakson and Vice President Joe Biden.
Kasim Reed
The mayor’s participation was announced Friday, as discussion continues over the decision by the Atlanta Braves to move to Cobb County.
The trip comes right after Gov. Nathan Deal announced his plans to provide an additional $35 million in state funding for the proposed deepening of the Savannah port. The deepening is needed to handle the larger ...more
The stage is all but set for the Atlanta City Council to approve on Dec. 2 the community benefits deal that’s required for the city to provide its $200 million to help pay for a new Falcons stadium.
A video released late Thursday intends to raise awareness of the need for a binding agreement to restore the neighborhoods. Credit: “Making the Case for Vine City and English Avenue”
Whether that will happen remains a huge question. There likely is a good ...more
A trip to downtown Atlanta may soon include the chance to buy snacks and souvenirs and even a meal from vendors along Atlanta’s sidewalks and in MARTA stations.
Atlanta's new vending program envisions carts like these to be used on city streets. Credit: City of Atlanta
The Atlanta City Council approved a plan Monday that is to have vendors back on the streets before Christmas. MARTA could have sandwich shops and coffee kiosks in stations within two years, based on results ...more
Atlanta’s street vendors could be back in business before the Christmas holiday season if the Atlanta City Council approves Monday the proposal submitted by Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration.
Atlanta street vendors Marco Gray (forward) and Larry Miller said they generally support the proposed vending legislation. Credit: City of Atlanta
The council is expected to vote for the proposal that was passed Oct. 29 by the council’s Public Safety Committee, though the committee left the door open for any last-minute revisions to ...more
Another game-changing proposal to renew a portion of metro Atlanta is coming out of Georgia Tech and it is to be presented to the public Wednesday.
Georgia Tech students have recommended a number of measures intended to benefit neighbors of the future Falcons stadium, which is now projected to cost $1.2 billion to construct, a 20 percent increase over previous estimates. Credit: newstadium.atlantafalcons.com
A dozen students studying for their masters degree in Tech’s School of City & Regional Planning have proposed ...more
