Transportation | Urbanize Atlanta

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

ARC sets $168B transportation forecast for metro Atlanta

Revised outlook includes billions (hypothetically) for transit, bike-pedestrian infrastructure

February 15, 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

$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

Downtown's highway-capping park concept launches (useful) website

New Stitch info source provides cost updates, breakdown of park sections, history

November 16, 2022 by Josh Green

Downtown's Stitch proposal scores largest federal investment to date

But $1.2M is drop in the bucket for greenspace project described as transformative

October 28, 2022 by Josh Green

Report: Construction on downtown's 'Stitch' could start in 2024

But Central Atlanta Progress estimates the highway-capping park wouldn't be complete for a decade—at the earliest

September 21, 2022 by Josh Green

Poll: Do you think downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' will happen?

With World Cup on horizon, encouraging signs for Atlanta's "front yard"—including federal funding—abound. But is it too ambitious?

August 3, 2022 by Josh Green

Federal funds to boost downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' proposal

As with the BeltLine's Southside Trail, U.S. DOT grant will aim to help fuse neighborhoods back together

November 22, 2021 by Josh Green

Atlanta mayor's office calls for $700M in traffic, sidewalk, bridge fixes

Projects funded by TSPLOST, revenue bond will be rolled out over next five years, city says

September 24, 2021 by Josh Green

Marathon comments session for Atlanta's police/fire complex carries into 2nd day

Meanwhile, GDOT's hellacious I-285 lane closures have been delayed

September 8, 2021 by Josh Green

I-285 overhaul project is about to create an epic traffic cluster

GDOT advises drivers to avoid the area—or travel at non-peak times—for nearly a year

August 23, 2021 by Josh Green

Downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' project shows signs of life

Atlanta City Council hopes federal funds can kickstart planning efforts

July 9, 2021 by Josh Green

GDOT: Massive Perimeter interchange project could ease traffic by year's end

Expect Spaghetti Junction 2.0 (almost) when $800M upgrades debut

June 8, 2021 by Josh Green