Alternate Transportation | Urbanize Atlanta

Arching over Atlanta, 33-mile express lanes initiative nears milestone

Meetings to conclude soon for transit services proposed along I-285, one of Georgia's busiest corridors

April 18, 2025 by Josh Green

Officials: Congestion-solving roadway, bike lanes have broken ground

Roswell’s Big Creek Parkway called east-west connectivity upgrade

April 17, 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's first new transit line in ages hits snags, now delayed

BRT project from downtown to Peoplestown, the Rapid A-Line, beset with new hurdles

April 7, 2025 by Josh Green

MARTA’s Five Points overhaul is officially back on (soon)

Street closures, bus route changes on tap during “vibrant city center” transformation, says MARTA

April 3, 2025 by Josh Green

Photos: How finished Westside Paper Spur Trail came together

Project marks third multi-use pathway to open west of downtown, Midtown in recent months

March 31, 2025 by Josh Green

Avondale Estates

Complete Street overhaul of Avondale Estates' main drag is coming

Bids are due this month, as DeKalb city celebrates "prestigious" credit rating scores

November 2, 2023 by Josh Green

City unveils totally handy app to find bike parking (or lack thereof)

ATL Rack ‘n Ride spotlights businesses, parks, and other destinations—for better and worse

October 25, 2023 by Josh Green

PATH400 project scores 'critical' funding for construction

Multi-agency contribution to help clear trail's path to Sandy Springs

October 20, 2023 by Josh Green

Midtown's push for artful, custom bus stops moves forward

Midtown Alliance seeks designs "inspired by Atlanta’s lush but shrinking tree canopy"

October 10, 2023 by Josh Green

Opinion: Georgia's old capital should be more inviting to people, not cars

Milledgeville is primed to be a blueprint for Atlanta and many American cities, author posits

October 5, 2023 by Matthew Wages Johnson

Analysis: Atlanta clunks as bottom five U.S. commuter city. Ouch!

But hey, at least we climbed a spot from the cellar of 2022

October 4, 2023 by Josh Green

Construction of Atlanta's first bus-rapid transit line finally starts soon

Route now called MARTA Rapid Summerhill will include 14 stops, link from downtown to BeltLine

October 4, 2023 by Josh Green

Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County greenlights $17B transit plan. Could there be hope?

Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority will weigh plans to vastly expand Gwinnett microtransit, bus network

September 22, 2023 by Josh Green

Westside to debut its own Streets Alive-style event next month

"Westside Stride" to open 1.5 miles of streets in growing neighborhoods

September 13, 2023 by Josh Green

BeltLine launches study for nearly 14 miles of transit around loop

Atlanta BeltLine Inc. leadership calls rail transit vital for population growth, linking to MARTA

September 11, 2023 by Josh Green

At long last, Howell Mill Road's Complete Street redo moves forward

Atlanta City Council green-lights $21.5 million to make crucial artery more pedestrian, cyclist-friendly

September 6, 2023 by Josh Green

Chamblee declares next section of Rail Trail finished

Multi-use pathway in north ITP city now stretches two miles; much bigger plans on horizon

August 31, 2023 by Josh Green