GDOT | Urbanize Atlanta

Billion-dollar highway overhaul, BRT project officially barreling ahead

16-mile, tolled express lane project for Ga. Highway 400 slated to carry nearly $5B price tag

December 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Key changes coming for Beltline connection, streets on eastside

GDOT: Moreland Avenue overhaul to see improved pedestrian crossing, left turns restricted

November 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Avondale Estates

Avondale Estates to permanently open downtown streets to people

Shared Streets initiative scores more than $3M in Georgia Department of Transportation funding

October 30, 2025 by Josh Green

Beltline: Crucial federal funding still in place for tricky trail segment

Meanwhile, two more trail openings on horizon—on opposite sides of town

October 21, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: People-friendly extension of Midtown street plows ahead

Scheduled to open soon, 15th Street project is reconnecting street grid with multimodal access

August 4, 2025 by Josh Green

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

ATL News Roundup

Mozley Park wall quest; Centennial Yards switch; Underground housing

Real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from around Atlanta

September 20, 2023 by Josh Green

New boardwalk feature eyes groundbreaking at Buckhead mall

Lenox Square project is part of larger, three-phase effort to beef up pedestrian infrastructure

July 31, 2023 by Josh Green

Eastside BeltLine connection on pace to finish construction soon

Trolley Trail will function as nearly two-mile link between Kirkwood, BeltLine’s Eastside Trail

April 24, 2023 by Josh Green

Renderings: In East Atlanta, development vision emerges for vacant land

Skyhaven Quarry issues call for developers to meld apartments, cottages, trails, and more with scenic woods

February 2, 2023 by Josh Green

Construction update: Where eastside BeltLine connection stands now

PATH's Eastside Trolley Trail will soon link Edgewood, Kirkwood to BeltLine's eastern flank

January 27, 2023 by Josh Green

Georgia Tech students blast auto-focused plan for Northside Drive remake

Letter to Editor: “Prioritizing Northside for freight trucks comes at the expense of those living and moving” west of downtown, Midtown

January 26, 2023 by Josh Green

Proposed Northside Drive overhaul rankles Atlanta urbanists

New flyover video released by Georgia Department of Transportation clearly favors cars in shadow of downtown, Midtown

October 24, 2022 by Josh Green

Traffic apocalypse predicted as I-285 lane closures draw near

GDOT anticipates “profound delays” and “major disruptions to daily commutes” deep into 2023

October 4, 2022 by Josh Green

Cobb County expresses support for huge system of elevated highways

GDOT project calls for separated I-285 toll lanes in each direction with transit component—but no rail

September 6, 2022 by Josh Green

15th Street extension in heart of Midtown moves forward

Plans call for two blocks of pleasant new roadway with bicycle lanes connecting to MARTA station, other bike lanes

September 2, 2022 by Josh Green

Clearer vision emerges for eastside BeltLine trail connection

PATH Foundation sheds light on Eastside Trolley Trail scope, timeline

August 22, 2022 by Josh Green

PATH project linking two major parks to officially debut

It’s a safe route, at last, under Northside Drive in Buckhead

May 20, 2022 by Josh Green