Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia's 40-Year Transit Plan Targets High Quality Bus Service
All of Fulton County, Georgia except Atlanta (which has its own transit plans) is moving forward with a new transit agenda.
Surveying Atlanta's Transit Oriented Development Boom
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is taking a victory lap while underway with a wave of construction projects, developed through its Transit Oriented Development program.
The Best New Bike Infrastructure of 2017
PeopleForBikes surveys the best new additions to bike networks around the country, and finds a lot to celebrate.
News Roundup: The Power Outage That Shut Down the Atlanta Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest airport in the world, was crippled by a total power outage over the weekend. The airport is now working to catch up before holiday travel peaks.
What is Appalachia, Really?
If you want to understand rural America, critics say, look beyond Hillbilly Elegy.
Pedestrian Bridge Dollars Should be Spent on Street Improvements
A $24 million price tag for a "loopy-lop" pedestrian bridge for Atlanta Falcons fans is called in to question.
Friday Funny: The Most Famous MARTA Bus Ever Was in the Right Place at the Right Time
Not everything went according to plan in a perfectly planned demolition even in Atlanta over the weekend.
Environmental Impact Bonds Change the Funding Game for Green Infrastructure
The Rockefeller Foundations EIB Challenge is putting a spotlight on an innovative new funding mechanism.
Blue Line Extension in Suburban Atlanta: Good Transit Planning or Amazon-Seeking Ploy?
Atlanta's regional transit agency is pursuing funding for a 12-mile extension of the Blue Line light rail line into suburban DeKalb County.
A Small Corner of an Atlanta Suburb Could Ditch Parking Minimums
The Brookhaven-Peachtree Overlay District will redraw the plans for a MARTA-adjacent part of the Atlanta suburb of Brookhaven.
Atlanta Unveils Strategy for Equitable Resilience
The new plan tackles housing affordability and food justice alongside water supply and greenhouse gas emissions.
Electric Vehicle Sales Would Take a Hit With GOP's Tax Cut
The House GOP tax plan, which Trump wanted to name the "Cut, Cut, Cut" bill, was intended to cut taxes, but it's also cutting credits, like the federal $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. How much would its elimination affect EV sales?
Transit-Oriented Development Coming to the Atlanta Region
Public meetings to learn more about TOD will be hosted in November by MARTA and the DeKalb County government
Atlanta Ordinance Would Require Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in New Buildings
The infrastructure to support a world full of electric cars isn't going to build itself.
Atlanta Beltline Acquires Major Piece of the Future Eastside Trail
The Atlanta Beltline will be realized one step at a time, and this was a big one.
8 Tips for Suburban Placemaking
Suburban areas looking to improve public places can try following this advice.
As Rents Increase, Atlanta Ponders a Future Like San Francisco's
Rents are spiking in the city of Atlanta—and the roster of big cities struggling to manage the costs of living grows.
Bus Rapid Transit as a Solution to Atlanta's Traffic
The speed of implementation and high cost have some Atlanta officials considering bus rapid transit (BRT).
'Atlanta City Design' Book Makes a Plan for Equity
Two of the most prominent planners in Atlanta have released a book to help set an agenda for equity as the city grows in the next two decades.
Hurricane Dreams
A series of thoughts about walking, biking, and community after Hurricane Irma.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
