Georgia Department of Transportation | Urbanize Atlanta

GDOT wants your 2 cents about potential Atlanta-to-Savannah train

New survey seeks info on Atlantans’ travel patterns to Hostess City, other parts of Georgia

August 4, 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

Old Fourth Ward

At long last, people-friendly Jackson Street Bridge redo is happening

June 23, 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

Images: Unique East Atlanta project seeks new path forward

Skyhaven Quarry calls for blending apartments, cottages, trails, and more with scenic woods

March 25, 2025 by Josh Green

GDOT flirts with idea of Atlanta-to-Savannah intercity rail

Survey asks: Would you use it, ATL?

March 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Boardwalk-style upgrades near Lenox Square to start construction soon

Buckhead CID: First phase of Lenox Road Complete Street delayed but moving forward

January 24, 2024 by Josh Green

Petitioners demand GDOT, mayor, others make Decatur streets safer

Group called Calm Decatur says "automobile violence," pedestrian collisions unchecked on key roadways

December 1, 2023 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

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