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MARTA's $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on

Remake of transit system's largest, busiest hub rolling forward with "slight modification," agency reports

November 14, 2024 by Josh Green

Fresh visuals, details emerge for Stitch highway-capping project

Renderings, plans lend clearest idea to date how phased downtown greenspace could function

October 23, 2024 by Josh Green

‘Pedestrian-oriented’ overhaul of Peachtree Street pitched downtown

Proposal would subtract car lanes, beef up sidewalks near high-profile projects

September 9, 2024 by Josh Green

Plans halted for $230M Five Points redevelopment rollout

MARTA hits pause on planned closures, bus service impacts at busiest, largest station downtown

July 5, 2024 by Josh Green

Rally planned in opposition to MARTA’s Five Points redevelopment

City officials, downtown stakeholders to formally ask MARTA to pause renovation, closure plans

June 25, 2024 by Josh Green

Report: MARTA pivoting from original Five Points station plans

Goal is to make downtown hub more accessible during planned four-year renovation

June 20, 2024 by Josh Green

Poll: Should MARTA proceed with Five Points redo—or slam brakes?

Central Atlanta Progress joins chorus of opponents to makeover of largest, busiest MARTA hub

June 12, 2024 by Josh Green

First step for creating downtown's Stitch is happening. Right now

Planning, design, and engineering for ambitious highway-capping park officially underway

May 16, 2024 by Josh Green

$100M ‘FutureVerse’ museum floated for downtown Atlanta

District’s first new major attraction in two decades could draw in 1.2M annual visitors, its backers predict

April 17, 2024 by Josh Green

Feds announce $207M windfall for downtown Stitch, BeltLine link

Lion's share of funding will cover Connector-capping park's initial phase

March 12, 2024 by Josh Green

Following 'pivotal' year, highway-capping Stitch enters new phase

Public workshop scheduled atop Atlanta's tallest building to help craft Stitch master plan

February 27, 2024 by Josh Green

Phase one components of downtown’s Stitch start to emerge

Officials: Highway-capping park project has tallied $42M; public visioning session planned soon

October 26, 2023 by Josh Green

Report: Mixed-use Hilton planned to rise over downtown's Stitch

Mix of hotel rooms, apartments pitched for site next to highway-capping park, Civic Center MARTA station

August 23, 2023 by Josh Green

Businesspeople push back against ‘Rapid Housing’ homeless project

Shipping-container village on Forsyth Street would set area back, opponents say

August 21, 2023 by Josh Green

$10M awarded for Stitch project as timeline comes into focus

Funding from Eastside TAD would go toward "preliminary engineering activities"

July 21, 2023 by Josh Green

New promo emerges for downtown's highway-capping Stitch project

Atlanta mayor to Washington, D.C. congregation: "Now is the time for change”

June 1, 2023 by Josh Green

Downtown's 'Stitch' concept scores another boost of federal cash

Project meant to weave Connector-divided downtown back together lands one of first Reconnecting Communities program grants

February 28, 2023 by Josh Green

What should South Downtown’s transportation future look like?

As district’s development boom begins, Central Atlanta Progress, ATL Downtown Improvement District release survey to gather 2 cents

January 20, 2023 by Josh Green