Georgia

Fear Of Building Skyscapers Won't Last

Despite suggestions that the age of the skyscraper were over following September 11, new skyscrapers are being built.

May 7, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PBS Looks At Sprawl, Housing, Architecture

PBS' new series on how Americans live their lives uses Atlanta as a case study to focus on sprawl, low-income housing, shopping, and architecture.

May 5, 2002 - PBS

Segway To Be Used By Atlanta Police

Downtown Atlanta sidewalks will now be patrolled by Segway-riding police officers.

April 23, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Metro Atlanta Gets A Regional Transportation Solution

Fulton county signs onto the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority's plan for express bus service between metro Atlanta counties.

April 12, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Illicit Financing Of Georgia's Northern Arc

A "secret deal" to use toll funds from Georgia 400 to fund the $2.5 billion Northern Arc is called deceitful.

April 1, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sprawl Invades Farmlands In Georgia

Farmland is disappearing rapidly in Georgia.

March 30, 2002 - ABC News

Is Sprawl A Moral Issue?

A dot-com millionaire turned new urbanist and the Atlanta-Journal Constitution debate the morality of neighborhood choice.

March 28, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A 'New Urbanist' Solution For Altanta's Sprawl

An internet millionaire-turned developer criticizes Atlanta's sprawl, and praises the ideas of New Urbanism.

March 19, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Macon-Atlanta Line Rail Plan Gains Support

Commuter rail is becoming a reality in Georgia.

March 13, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Former Atlanta Developer Helps Other In Rezoning

A former Atlanta developer now specializes in guiding other developers through tricky historic urban infill projects.

March 8, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Sting Of Gentrification

The booming city of Decatur is trying to hold onto its longtime residents amid gentrification.

March 7, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Cesar Pelli's Symphony Center Master Plan

Renowned architect Cesar Pelli completes a master plan for the Symphony Center in Midtown Atlanta.

March 2, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Altanta Commuters Find Alternatives To Driving Solo

Georgia's Clean Air Campaign says a survey shows an increase the number of commuters using alternatives to driving alone to work.

February 27, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Considers Radical Zoning Changes

New zoning seeks to make Atlanta a "distinct and viable alternative to the suburbs."

February 26, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Anti-auto Conspiracy?

Throughout most of the U.S. the car reigns supreme and anti-auto supporters are labeled as conspirators.

February 20, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta's 'Sizzling' Urban Market

The real estate market in downtown and Midtown Atlanta is booming despite the slow economy.

February 20, 2002 - The New York Times

How Much Does Growth Cost?

A study in Georgia reveals that housing is far more costly than business, farms or forests, and bring in far less revenue.

February 7, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Kunstler Slams Atlanta

Atlanta has become such a mess that nothing can be done to redeem it as human habitat," Kunstler writes his latest book.

January 25, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

African-Americans Struggling To Keep Land On St. Simons Island

Property values have skyrocketed on St. Simons Island, a popular resort destination on Georgia's coast, and developers are now pressuring the island's black residents to sell their landholdings.

December 22, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta's Transit Agency In Financial Distress

Faced with a $10 million financial crisis, MARTA is facing an uproar from riders who oppose the agency's cost cutting measures. Now, there is talk of a state bailout for the financially strapped transit authority.

December 21, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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.

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