The project will include over 500 housing units, commercial and retail space, and park spaces.
Officials from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) announced a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new transit-oriented development (TOD) project adjacent to the agency’s Kensington Station. Josh Green describes the project in Urbanize Atlanta, writing, “In the pipeline is a residential component with 100 percent affordable senior and workforce housing, a new HADC headquarters, and other community amenities, according to MARTA.”
MARTA’s planning study estimates market demand can support 525 units of residential housing in four- to five-story buildings, and over 100 three-story townhomes with individual garages.
The development could also support up to 22,000 square feet of retail and 30,000 square feet of ‘service-oriented’ office space and retail. “Elsewhere, project designers were tasked with reimagining the station’s stormwater pond as a usable public greenspace, increasing bike and pedestrian access with more trails and sidewalks, making access to the station’s bus bay easier, incorporating smaller-scale buildings for housing and retail, and including a permanent space for a StationSoccer field.”
FULL STORY: Another transit-oriented MARTA development officially underway
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San Diego wants to limit upzoning law to just 16% of transit-adjacent parcels
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Maryland unveils plan for 5,000 homes near transit
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US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
New Jersey’s second-largest city bans standalone data centers
Jersey City will continue to allow co-location facilities, such as those meant for research institutions that store their own data.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds
A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants
Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.
Phoenix announces new on-demand transit service, more frequent RAPID buses
Both new services will launch in October, and are part of Phoenix's Project Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion.
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