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Atlanta Streets Alive's 2025 season begins this weekend. Hurray!

Car-free Peachtree Street, southside routes on tap to kick off summer

April 25, 2025 by Josh Green

Officials: Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment finally on horizon

Plus other updates from AH's State of Atlanta Housing event this week

April 18, 2025 by Josh Green

Analysis: Atlanta home-price increases lagging most other U.S. cities

For better or worse...

April 14, 2025 by Josh Green

Letter to Editor: Canceling Eastside light rail is waste of time, precious money

Following years of design, pivot to Southside Trail leaves “transit-starved Atlantans” wanting, writer asserts

April 14, 2025 by Josh Green

As ATL bike culture booms, is 'Atlamsterdam' nickname warranted?

Improvements abound, but is Atlanta a truly bikeable (and scooter-friendly) city yet? Getting close?

April 10, 2025 by Josh Green

MARTA sheds new light on safer, tech-enabled railcar fleet

Atlanta transit system's CQ400 trains are undergoing final testing

March 31, 2025 by Josh Green

This land around Atlanta's airport is up for grabs. Any big ideas?

Hartsfield-Jackson seeks developers to transform acreage collectively the size of Piedmont Park

February 18, 2022 by Josh Green

International architecture publication gives 'new' Atlanta a big kiss

City's newfound penchant for repurposing old buildings is "especially remarkable" but still problematic, writes critic

February 14, 2022 by Josh Green

Report: Atlanta rents actually became cheaper in 2021. Really?

Rents for one and two-bedroom apartments went backwards in the city, a new analysis finds

February 2, 2022 by Josh Green

Cash infusion pitched for Peachtree Street, DeKalb Ave. people lanes

Atlanta Regional Commission seeks input for projects on $10-million Livable Centers Initiative shortlist

January 28, 2022 by Josh Green

Reader poll: What’s your top Atlanta wish list item for 2022?

Six infrastructure projects that could make for a safer, more people-focused city soon

January 26, 2022 by Evan Maag

Remembering the Atlanta map that offended everyone, 7 years later

Born somewhere in the ATL, the controversial, spoof cartography started a national trend. But why?

January 21, 2022 by Josh Green

MARTA lends sneak peek at futuristic new railcar fleet

Exterior and interior designs were influenced by rider input, says MARTA CEO

January 12, 2022 by Josh Green

Atlanta BeltLine launches gentrification-o-meter to track changes

Interactive data tools spotlight areas of increased spending, demographic shifts, inequities

January 6, 2022 by Josh Green

Urbanize Atlanta's top 10 stories of 2021

From West End to Blue Ridge, it's been quite a year across this rapidly changing region

December 31, 2021 by Josh Green

Atlanta BeltLine reaches ‘major funding milestone’ of $300M

New tax, Woodruff Foundation gift, federal cash will carry construction momentum into 2022, project leaders say

December 25, 2021 by Josh Green

MARTA inks deal for loads of more (lucrative) digital advertising

Contract expected to generate at least $60M for Atlanta transit agency

December 13, 2021 by Josh Green

Where TSPLOST's $300M would fix sidewalks, install bike lanes, and more

City of Atlanta is once again asking for your support to improve infrastructure

December 11, 2021 by Evan Maag