Analysis: Atlanta is the worst U.S. city for driving in 2024
Analysis: Atlanta is the worst U.S. city for driving in 2024
Analysis: Atlanta is the worst U.S. city for driving in 2024
Josh Green
Thu, 11/14/2024 – 13:57
Nobody needs a data guru to tell them driving for any considerable distance in Atlanta can be, well, a challenge these days. Even on weekends. But the worst driving experience in the USA?
A national analysis released this week set out to determine the top 10 U.S. cities where residents shouldn’t drive a car, based on traffic snarls, cost of vehicle ownership, and fatality rates.
And yes the ATL—unfortunately but not surprisingly—landed at No. 1.
The study, compiled by Chicago-based Conboy Law Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers, analyzed 36 major U.S. cities based on three primary factors to calculate a Driving Risk Score. Those were traffic delay times, vehicle ownership rates, and traffic-related fatalities in urban areas per 100,000 people. (The study applied to the city proper and not metro areas, it should be noted.)
The City of Atlanta’s composite score of 100—as bad as it gets, basically—crowned/befouled it as the most challenging urban area for drivers this year. That’s one slot ahead of/below Los Angeles.
Conboy analysts found that almost 95 percent of Atlanta’s adult population owns a car. That translates to crowded roads and long commutes, with an average delay of 61 minutes, per the study.
Atlanta finished first/last in the 10 Worst U.S. Cities for Driving list this year. Courtesy of Conboy
On the surface, Atlanta’s 90 traffic fatalities per year on average looks strong among the top 10—but the city proper also counts the smallest population on the list.
The findings continue a dismal recent track record for Atlanta when it comes to expensive, time-consuming, and generally hellacious commutes.
Clever, a real estate data company, ranked Atlanta the second worst U.S. commuter city in 2022 and third worst last year, based on rankings that took into account public transit scores, insurance premiums, annual fuel costs, and other factors.
Which, hey, is improvement, right?
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Atlanta finished first/last in the 10 Worst U.S. Cities for Driving list this year. Courtesy of Conboy
Analysis: Atlanta is the worst U.S. city for driving in 2024
Josh Green
Thu, 11/14/2024 – 13:57
Nobody needs a data guru to tell them driving for any considerable distance in Atlanta can be, well, a challenge these days. Even on weekends. But the worst driving experience in the USA?
A national analysis released this week set out to determine the top 10 U.S. cities where residents shouldn’t drive a car, based on traffic snarls, cost of vehicle ownership, and fatality rates.
And yes the ATL—unfortunately but not surprisingly—landed at No. 1.
The study, compiled by Chicago-based Conboy Law Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers, analyzed 36 major U.S. cities based on three primary factors to calculate a Driving Risk Score. Those were traffic delay times, vehicle ownership rates, and traffic-related fatalities in urban areas per 100,000 people. (The study applied to the city proper and not metro areas, it should be noted.)
The City of Atlanta’s composite score of 100—as bad as it gets, basically—crowned/befouled it as the most challenging urban area for drivers this year. That’s one slot ahead of/below Los Angeles.
Conboy analysts found that almost 95 percent of Atlanta’s adult population owns a car. That translates to crowded roads and long commutes, with an average delay of 61 minutes, per the study.
Atlanta finished first/last in the 10 Worst U.S. Cities for Driving list this year. Courtesy of Conboy
On the surface, Atlanta’s 90 traffic fatalities per year on average looks strong among the top 10—but the city proper also counts the smallest population on the list.
The findings continue a dismal recent track record for Atlanta when it comes to expensive, time-consuming, and generally hellacious commutes.
Clever, a real estate data company, ranked Atlanta the second worst U.S. commuter city in 2022 and third worst last year, based on rankings that took into account public transit scores, insurance premiums, annual fuel costs, and other factors.
Which, hey, is improvement, right?
Connector on-ramp traffic in 2019. Shutterstock
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Analysis: Atlanta is the worst U.S. city for driving in 2024
Josh Green
Thu, 11/14/2024 – 13:57
Nobody needs a data guru to tell them driving for any considerable distance in Atlanta can be, well, a challenge these days. Even on weekends. But the worst driving experience in the USA?
A national analysis released this week set out to determine the top 10 U.S. cities where residents shouldn’t drive a car, based on traffic snarls, cost of vehicle ownership, and fatality rates.
And yes the ATL—unfortunately but not surprisingly—landed at No. 1.
The study, compiled by Chicago-based Conboy Law Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers, analyzed 36 major U.S. cities based on three primary factors to calculate a Driving Risk Score. Those were traffic delay times, vehicle ownership rates, and traffic-related fatalities in urban areas per 100,000 people. (The study applied to the city proper and not metro areas, it should be noted.)
The City of Atlanta’s composite score of 100—as bad as it gets, basically—crowned/befouled it as the most challenging urban area for drivers this year. That’s one slot ahead of/below Los Angeles.
Conboy analysts found that almost 95 percent of Atlanta’s adult population owns a car. That translates to crowded roads and long commutes, with an average delay of 61 minutes, per the study.
Atlanta finished first/last in the 10 Worst U.S. Cities for Driving list this year. Courtesy of Conboy
On the surface, Atlanta’s 90 traffic fatalities per year on average looks strong among the top 10—but the city proper also counts the smallest population on the list.
The findings continue a dismal recent track record for Atlanta when it comes to expensive, time-consuming, and generally hellacious commutes.
Clever, a real estate data company, ranked Atlanta the second worst U.S. commuter city in 2022 and third worst last year, based on rankings that took into account public transit scores, insurance premiums, annual fuel costs, and other factors.
Which, hey, is improvement, right?
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Upscale Atlanta fashion brand Mashburn expands to a new city
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Upscale fashion brand Mashburn, with its signature Ann Mashburn and Sid Mashburn concepts, is preparing to open its first stores in North Carolina.
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Upscale Atlanta fashion brand Mashburn expands to a new city
Upscale Atlanta fashion brand Mashburn expands to a new city
Upscale fashion brand Mashburn, with its signature Ann Mashburn and Sid Mashburn concepts, is preparing to open its first stores in North Carolina.
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MARTA’s $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on
MARTA’s $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on
MARTA’s $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on
Josh Green
Thu, 11/14/2024 – 08:18
After a summer of friction between transit leaders and city officials that prompted a four-and-½-month pause, MARTA’s long-planned overhaul of its largest and busiest station is gearing up to plow forward again.
MARTA CEO and general manager Collie Greenwood is expected to formally announce at today’s MARTA Board Work Session and Meeting that plans are advancing for the agency’s original, $230-million Five Points remake.
The agency filed paperwork with the city Tuesday to move forward with commercial demolition for what’s called the Five Points Transformation Project.
According to MARTA spokesperson Stephany Fisher, plans for a revived and opened-up Five Points have not changed, but the process for executing them has received a “slight modification” after MARTA heads reached an agreement with Mayor Andre Dickens and other City of Atlanta officials.
That change calls for keeping one Five Points station entrance open during construction on the Forsyth Street side, allowing for street-level and elevator access, plus bus pick-up and drop-off during the majority of construction. (Walling off access to Five Points train platforms, as previous plans had called for, was a major sticking point between MARTA, city leadership, and other downtown groups.)
The downside for MARTA patrons: That Five Points access from the street will result in a longer construction schedule and early nightly closures. That’s because cranes are forbidden from moving construction materials over active station entrances, according to MARTA.
A revised construction timeline has yet to be finalized, Fisher tells Urbanize Atlanta.
A refined preview depicting how the opened-up transit hub could look and function. Courtesy of MARTA
Greenwood said in a prepared statement the agreement between MARTA and city leadership is “a win-win for MARTA, the City of Atlanta, and our customers as we move forward together to improve transit across our region.”
MARTA plans to remake Five Points’ plazas and peel off the station’s huge concrete canopy, replacing it with a modernized, brighter covering. The current canopy has been subjected to decades of water intrusion that’s led to damage around the station, including to crucial electric train control equipment, according to MARTA.
Once the overhaul is finished, MARTA hopes the bunker-like, 1970s transit hub will be more of a vibrant, centralized city center with smoother access to trains and buses.
MARTA’s Five Points redevelopment plans—and the schedule for executing them—had been a source of friction between the transit agency and city leaders, mobility advocates, and powerful downtown boosters who raised concerns about the designs and extended impacts on people who depend on downtown transit access. In June, opponents organized a rally in hopes of persuading MARTA to reconsider its tactics. By early the following month, MARTA had agreed to temporarily slam the brakes.
Detractors, including several city councilmembers, have publicly come out against MARTA’s redesign plan on the basis, in their view, it would detract from a town-square feel and restrict pedestrian and cycling access in favor of infrastructure for 10 bus routes that connect there.
MARTA officials have stressed the full Five Points renovation is estimated to take four years, but that street-level access wouldn’t be impacted for that long.
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MARTA’s $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on
Josh Green
Thu, 11/14/2024 – 08:18
After a summer of friction between transit leaders and city officials that prompted a four-and-½-month pause, MARTA’s long-planned overhaul of its largest and busiest station is gearing up to plow forward again.
MARTA CEO and general manager Collie Greenwood is expected to formally announce at today’s MARTA Board Work Session and Meeting that plans are advancing for the agency’s original, $230-million Five Points remake.
The agency filed paperwork with the city Tuesday to move forward with commercial demolition for what’s called the Five Points Transformation Project.
According to MARTA spokesperson Stephany Fisher, plans for a revived and opened-up Five Points have not changed, but the process for executing them has received a “slight modification” after MARTA heads reached an agreement with Mayor Andre Dickens and other City of Atlanta officials.
That change calls for keeping one Five Points station entrance open during construction on the Forsyth Street side, allowing for street-level and elevator access, plus bus pick-up and drop-off during the majority of construction. (Walling off access to Five Points train platforms, as previous plans had called for, was a major sticking point between MARTA, city leadership, and other downtown groups.)
The downside for MARTA patrons: That Five Points access from the street will result in a longer construction schedule and early nightly closures. That’s because cranes are forbidden from moving construction materials over active station entrances, according to MARTA.
A revised construction timeline has yet to be finalized, Fisher tells Urbanize Atlanta.
A refined preview depicting how the opened-up transit hub could look and function. Courtesy of MARTA
Greenwood said in a prepared statement the agreement between MARTA and city leadership is “a win-win for MARTA, the City of Atlanta, and our customers as we move forward together to improve transit across our region.”
MARTA plans to remake Five Points’ plazas and peel off the station’s huge concrete canopy, replacing it with a modernized, brighter covering. The current canopy has been subjected to decades of water intrusion that’s led to damage around the station, including to crucial electric train control equipment, according to MARTA.
Once the overhaul is finished, MARTA hopes the bunker-like, 1970s transit hub will be more of a vibrant, centralized city center with smoother access to trains and buses.
MARTA’s Five Points redevelopment plans—and the schedule for executing them—had been a source of friction between the transit agency and city leaders, mobility advocates, and powerful downtown boosters who raised concerns about the designs and extended impacts on people who depend on downtown transit access. In June, opponents organized a rally in hopes of persuading MARTA to reconsider its tactics. By early the following month, MARTA had agreed to temporarily slam the brakes.
Detractors, including several city councilmembers, have publicly come out against MARTA’s redesign plan on the basis, in their view, it would detract from a town-square feel and restrict pedestrian and cycling access in favor of infrastructure for 10 bus routes that connect there.
MARTA officials have stressed the full Five Points renovation is estimated to take four years, but that street-level access wouldn’t be impacted for that long.
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MARTA’s $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on
Josh Green
Thu, 11/14/2024 – 08:18
After a summer of friction between transit leaders and city officials that prompted a four-and-½-month pause, MARTA’s long-planned overhaul of its largest and busiest station is gearing up to plow forward again.
MARTA CEO and general manager Collie Greenwood is expected to formally announce at today’s MARTA Board Work Session and Meeting that plans are advancing for the agency’s original, $230-million Five Points remake.
The agency filed paperwork with the city Tuesday to move forward with commercial demolition for what’s called the Five Points Transformation Project.
According to MARTA spokesperson Stephany Fisher, plans for a revived and opened-up Five Points have not changed, but the process for executing them has received a “slight modification” after MARTA heads reached an agreement with Mayor Andre Dickens and other City of Atlanta officials.
That change calls for keeping one Five Points station entrance open during construction on the Forsyth Street side, allowing for street-level and elevator access, plus bus pick-up and drop-off during the majority of construction. (Walling off access to Five Points train platforms, as previous plans had called for, was a major sticking point between MARTA, city leadership, and other downtown groups.)
The downside for MARTA patrons: That Five Points access from the street will result in a longer construction schedule and early nightly closures. That’s because cranes are forbidden from moving construction materials over active station entrances, according to MARTA.
A revised construction timeline has yet to be finalized, Fisher tells Urbanize Atlanta.
A refined preview depicting how the opened-up transit hub could look and function. Courtesy of MARTA
Greenwood said in a prepared statement the agreement between MARTA and city leadership is “a win-win for MARTA, the City of Atlanta, and our customers as we move forward together to improve transit across our region.”
MARTA plans to remake Five Points’ plazas and peel off the station’s huge concrete canopy, replacing it with a modernized, brighter covering. The current canopy has been subjected to decades of water intrusion that’s led to damage around the station, including to crucial electric train control equipment, according to MARTA.
Once the overhaul is finished, MARTA hopes the bunker-like, 1970s transit hub will be more of a vibrant, centralized city center with smoother access to trains and buses.
MARTA’s Five Points redevelopment plans—and the schedule for executing them—had been a source of friction between the transit agency and city leaders, mobility advocates, and powerful downtown boosters who raised concerns about the designs and extended impacts on people who depend on downtown transit access. In June, opponents organized a rally in hopes of persuading MARTA to reconsider its tactics. By early the following month, MARTA had agreed to temporarily slam the brakes.
Detractors, including several city councilmembers, have publicly come out against MARTA’s redesign plan on the basis, in their view, it would detract from a town-square feel and restrict pedestrian and cycling access in favor of infrastructure for 10 bus routes that connect there.
MARTA officials have stressed the full Five Points renovation is estimated to take four years, but that street-level access wouldn’t be impacted for that long.
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$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 16:13
South Downtown and Centennial Yards aren’t the only sections of downtown aiming to roll out a multi-million-dollar, redevelopment welcome mat for FIFA World Cup visitors in less than 600 days.
Georgia State University relays in a thorough report this week that $107 million in campus upgrades are set to be designed, constructed, and open to the public in roughly a year and 1/2. Project heads are calling the initiative among the most transformative a Georgia university has ever undertaken.
The bulk of upgrades spanning eastern blocks of downtown will be funded by an $80 million Woodruff Foundation grant announced Tuesday—the largest in GSU’s 111-year history and the most generous gift the foundation has ever given to a university in Georgia.
Collectively it’s being called The Building Pathways for Success Initiative, and it seeks to build upon momentum started with the GSU Blue Line project, in hopes of creating a true college town feel downtown.
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
GSU is contributing $27 million of its own funding to bring the changes to fruition before millions of visitors start arriving downtown ahead of World Cup matches in June and July 2026. Plans were approved this week by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.
The bulk of redevelopment will occur around Hurt Park and Woodruff Park, both important downtown respites of greenspace set amidst a concrete jungle of GSU administrative and classroom buildings.
Plans call for remaking sections of GSU property around the parks into centralized social hubs that bring students together and “create safe, inviting, and comfortable spaces for the community,” according to a GSU announcement.
At Woodruff Park, on the opposite side of Peachtree Street, changes call for moving an Atlanta Streetcar platform to better align with a park entrance, new sidewalks, and plaza and façade improvements at the 25 Park Place building.
A block of Park Place, between Edgewood and Auburn avenues, will be closed to all vehicles except the streetcar, per GSU.
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
More significant changes are in the pipeline around Hurt Park, which wrapped an extensive renovation two years ago.
GSU’s plans call for removing three-story Sparks Hall so that Hurt Park next door can link with the campus’ existing Greenway. That would be achieved by making Gilmer Street a pedestrian-only zone and adding an elevated plaza, walkways, and green buffers where Sparks Hall currently stands. That area would be known as an expanded “Panther Quad.”
Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Other changes around Hurt Park call for adding a glassy, more contemporary façade to the Arts and Humanities Building. Food trucks would congregate near its base along the pedestrianized Gilmer Street.
Across Edgewood Avenue, just north of Hurt Park, big changes are also in store for the 100 Edgewood high-rise building.
According to GSU officials, the 1960s, 18-story structure will see a dining area and gathering space at its base, while the first four floors will be remade into classrooms, “confirming [100 Edgewood’s] presence as a cornerstone of the new campus core.”
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
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Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 16:13
South Downtown and Centennial Yards aren’t the only sections of downtown aiming to roll out a multi-million-dollar, redevelopment welcome mat for FIFA World Cup visitors in less than 600 days.
Georgia State University relays in a thorough report this week that $107 million in campus upgrades are set to be designed, constructed, and open to the public in roughly a year and 1/2. Project heads are calling the initiative among the most transformative a Georgia university has ever undertaken.
The bulk of upgrades spanning eastern blocks of downtown will be funded by an $80 million Woodruff Foundation grant announced Tuesday—the largest in GSU’s 111-year history and the most generous gift the foundation has ever given to a university in Georgia.
Collectively it’s being called The Building Pathways for Success Initiative, and it seeks to build upon momentum started with the GSU Blue Line project, in hopes of creating a true college town feel downtown.
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
GSU is contributing $27 million of its own funding to bring the changes to fruition before millions of visitors start arriving downtown ahead of World Cup matches in June and July 2026. Plans were approved this week by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.
The bulk of redevelopment will occur around Hurt Park and Woodruff Park, both important downtown respites of greenspace set amidst a concrete jungle of GSU administrative and classroom buildings.
Plans call for remaking sections of GSU property around the parks into centralized social hubs that bring students together and “create safe, inviting, and comfortable spaces for the community,” according to a GSU announcement.
At Woodruff Park, on the opposite side of Peachtree Street, changes call for moving an Atlanta Streetcar platform to better align with a park entrance, new sidewalks, and plaza and façade improvements at the 25 Park Place building.
A block of Park Place, between Edgewood and Auburn avenues, will be closed to all vehicles except the streetcar, per GSU.
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
More significant changes are in the pipeline around Hurt Park, which wrapped an extensive renovation two years ago.
GSU’s plans call for removing three-story Sparks Hall so that Hurt Park next door can link with the campus’ existing Greenway. That would be achieved by making Gilmer Street a pedestrian-only zone and adding an elevated plaza, walkways, and green buffers where Sparks Hall currently stands. That area would be known as an expanded “Panther Quad.”
Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Other changes around Hurt Park call for adding a glassy, more contemporary façade to the Arts and Humanities Building. Food trucks would congregate near its base along the pedestrianized Gilmer Street.
Across Edgewood Avenue, just north of Hurt Park, big changes are also in store for the 100 Edgewood high-rise building.
According to GSU officials, the 1960s, 18-story structure will see a dining area and gathering space at its base, while the first four floors will be remade into classrooms, “confirming [100 Edgewood’s] presence as a cornerstone of the new campus core.”
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
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Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
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$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 16:13
South Downtown and Centennial Yards aren’t the only sections of downtown aiming to roll out a multi-million-dollar, redevelopment welcome mat for FIFA World Cup visitors in less than 600 days.
Georgia State University relays in a thorough report this week that $107 million in campus upgrades are set to be designed, constructed, and open to the public in roughly a year and 1/2. Project heads are calling the initiative among the most transformative a Georgia university has ever undertaken.
The bulk of upgrades spanning eastern blocks of downtown will be funded by an $80 million Woodruff Foundation grant announced Tuesday—the largest in GSU’s 111-year history and the most generous gift the foundation has ever given to a university in Georgia.
Collectively it’s being called The Building Pathways for Success Initiative, and it seeks to build upon momentum started with the GSU Blue Line project, in hopes of creating a true college town feel downtown.
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
GSU is contributing $27 million of its own funding to bring the changes to fruition before millions of visitors start arriving downtown ahead of World Cup matches in June and July 2026. Plans were approved this week by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.
The bulk of redevelopment will occur around Hurt Park and Woodruff Park, both important downtown respites of greenspace set amidst a concrete jungle of GSU administrative and classroom buildings.
Plans call for remaking sections of GSU property around the parks into centralized social hubs that bring students together and “create safe, inviting, and comfortable spaces for the community,” according to a GSU announcement.
At Woodruff Park, on the opposite side of Peachtree Street, changes call for moving an Atlanta Streetcar platform to better align with a park entrance, new sidewalks, and plaza and façade improvements at the 25 Park Place building.
A block of Park Place, between Edgewood and Auburn avenues, will be closed to all vehicles except the streetcar, per GSU.
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
More significant changes are in the pipeline around Hurt Park, which wrapped an extensive renovation two years ago.
GSU’s plans call for removing three-story Sparks Hall so that Hurt Park next door can link with the campus’ existing Greenway. That would be achieved by making Gilmer Street a pedestrian-only zone and adding an elevated plaza, walkways, and green buffers where Sparks Hall currently stands. That area would be known as an expanded “Panther Quad.”
Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Other changes around Hurt Park call for adding a glassy, more contemporary façade to the Arts and Humanities Building. Food trucks would congregate near its base along the pedestrianized Gilmer Street.
Across Edgewood Avenue, just north of Hurt Park, big changes are also in store for the 100 Edgewood high-rise building.
According to GSU officials, the 1960s, 18-story structure will see a dining area and gathering space at its base, while the first four floors will be remade into classrooms, “confirming [100 Edgewood’s] presence as a cornerstone of the new campus core.”
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
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Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
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Record $80M grant for Georgia State to fast-track changes to parks, Edgewood Avenue, more
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Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 13:43
Recent price adjustments on the southside mean that owning new homes adjacent to the Beltline corridor from the $300,000s is a reality again—if barely so, and in a very limited quantity.
New townhomes continue to take shape at a Chosewood Park project called Skylar (formerly Maguire at Skylar) with discounted prices now starting at $399,900, just south of The Beacon mixed-use district.
It joins a groundswell of new residential development in the neighborhood (both for sale and rent) as the area’s Beltline section promises to be built and open within about a year and 1/2.
Set to eventually include 113 homes, the formerly empty Skylar site is roughly a block south of the under-construction Southside Trail corridor, due west of Boulevard Crossing Park. Chosewood Park’s eponymous greenspace is also a couple of blocks away, to the southeast.
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
The $399,900 asking price at Skylar buys a four-level floorplan called The Blanche. That gets three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-baths in 1,898 square feet, between a one-car garage at the base and bedroom plus storage space up top. (By Atlanta standards, the main-level, elevated decks are quite small.)
Prices for the floorplan currently top out at $459,900.
LaTonya D. Stephens, a Stanley Martin senior neighborhood sales manager, tells Urbanize Atlanta two Blanche townhomes are currently finished, with another 13 in the same floorplan scheduled to deliver by early next year.
Overall, the community calls for a total of 81 townhomes and 32 condos. Construction on the condo portion is expected to begin in early 2025, but no information in terms of sizes and prices is available, according to Stephens.
“The project should be complete by fall of next year,” Stephens said of Skylar, via email.
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Other large-scale developments underway in the area include the massive Empire Zephyr community (also priced from the high $300,000s) and the mid-rise, 396-unit Upton apartment project, which is finishing construction on a hilltop.
Also nearby, a functional, public-accessible new greenspace is coming together as part of Atlanta Housing’s 30-acre Englewood development.
Stanley Martin’s marketing team has promoted the lifestyle at Skylar as “easy living” where “yard work, home exterior, roof maintenance, and trash are all taken care of for you.” Listing services peg HOA fees at $200 monthly, per townhome.
Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, the company is building another 200-unit townhome project on the Westside near Proctor Creek, in addition to several communities in the suburbs, from Holly Springs to Lawrenceville.
Find a closer look at what’s cooking (including floorplans) across this nearly 9-acre section of Chosewood Park, which was previously fenced-off and vacant, in the gallery above.
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The project’s Skylar Terrace location in Chosewood Park, with the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor pictured at top. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Inside a Blanche floorplan (two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two half-baths) model unit listed in 2023.Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Base level layouts for the four-story Blanche with loft plans at the Skylar community. Stanley Martin Homes
Main level. Stanley Martin Homes
Third-floor layout.Stanley Martin Homes
Fourth-level layouts of the Blanche plans. Stanley Martin Homes
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 13:43
Recent price adjustments on the southside mean that owning new homes adjacent to the Beltline corridor from the $300,000s is a reality again—if barely so, and in a very limited quantity.
New townhomes continue to take shape at a Chosewood Park project called Skylar (formerly Maguire at Skylar) with discounted prices now starting at $399,900, just south of The Beacon mixed-use district.
It joins a groundswell of new residential development in the neighborhood (both for sale and rent) as the area’s Beltline section promises to be built and open within about a year and 1/2.
Set to eventually include 113 homes, the formerly empty Skylar site is roughly a block south of the under-construction Southside Trail corridor, due west of Boulevard Crossing Park. Chosewood Park’s eponymous greenspace is also a couple of blocks away, to the southeast.
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
The $399,900 asking price at Skylar buys a four-level floorplan called The Blanche. That gets three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-baths in 1,898 square feet, between a one-car garage at the base and bedroom plus storage space up top. (By Atlanta standards, the main-level, elevated decks are quite small.)
Prices for the floorplan currently top out at $459,900.
LaTonya D. Stephens, a Stanley Martin senior neighborhood sales manager, tells Urbanize Atlanta two Blanche townhomes are currently finished, with another 13 in the same floorplan scheduled to deliver by early next year.
Overall, the community calls for a total of 81 townhomes and 32 condos. Construction on the condo portion is expected to begin in early 2025, but no information in terms of sizes and prices is available, according to Stephens.
“The project should be complete by fall of next year,” Stephens said of Skylar, via email.
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Other large-scale developments underway in the area include the massive Empire Zephyr community (also priced from the high $300,000s) and the mid-rise, 396-unit Upton apartment project, which is finishing construction on a hilltop.
Also nearby, a functional, public-accessible new greenspace is coming together as part of Atlanta Housing’s 30-acre Englewood development.
Stanley Martin’s marketing team has promoted the lifestyle at Skylar as “easy living” where “yard work, home exterior, roof maintenance, and trash are all taken care of for you.” Listing services peg HOA fees at $200 monthly, per townhome.
Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, the company is building another 200-unit townhome project on the Westside near Proctor Creek, in addition to several communities in the suburbs, from Holly Springs to Lawrenceville.
Find a closer look at what’s cooking (including floorplans) across this nearly 9-acre section of Chosewood Park, which was previously fenced-off and vacant, in the gallery above.
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The project’s Skylar Terrace location in Chosewood Park, with the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor pictured at top. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Inside a Blanche floorplan (two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two half-baths) model unit listed in 2023.Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Base level layouts for the four-story Blanche with loft plans at the Skylar community. Stanley Martin Homes
Main level. Stanley Martin Homes
Third-floor layout.Stanley Martin Homes
Fourth-level layouts of the Blanche plans. Stanley Martin Homes
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Sizable Skylar project in Chosewood Park to also include condos soon, per builders
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Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 13:43
Recent price adjustments on the southside mean that owning new homes adjacent to the Beltline corridor from the $300,000s is a reality again—if barely so, and in a very limited quantity.
New townhomes continue to take shape at a Chosewood Park project called Skylar (formerly Maguire at Skylar) with discounted prices now starting at $399,900, just south of The Beacon mixed-use district.
It joins a groundswell of new residential development in the neighborhood (both for sale and rent) as the area’s Beltline section promises to be built and open within about a year and 1/2.
Set to eventually include 113 homes, the formerly empty Skylar site is roughly a block south of the under-construction Southside Trail corridor, due west of Boulevard Crossing Park. Chosewood Park’s eponymous greenspace is also a couple of blocks away, to the southeast.
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
The $399,900 asking price at Skylar buys a four-level floorplan called The Blanche. That gets three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-baths in 1,898 square feet, between a one-car garage at the base and bedroom plus storage space up top. (By Atlanta standards, the main-level, elevated decks are quite small.)
Prices for the floorplan currently top out at $459,900.
LaTonya D. Stephens, a Stanley Martin senior neighborhood sales manager, tells Urbanize Atlanta two Blanche townhomes are currently finished, with another 13 in the same floorplan scheduled to deliver by early next year.
Overall, the community calls for a total of 81 townhomes and 32 condos. Construction on the condo portion is expected to begin in early 2025, but no information in terms of sizes and prices is available, according to Stephens.
“The project should be complete by fall of next year,” Stephens said of Skylar, via email.
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Other large-scale developments underway in the area include the massive Empire Zephyr community (also priced from the high $300,000s) and the mid-rise, 396-unit Upton apartment project, which is finishing construction on a hilltop.
Also nearby, a functional, public-accessible new greenspace is coming together as part of Atlanta Housing’s 30-acre Englewood development.
Stanley Martin’s marketing team has promoted the lifestyle at Skylar as “easy living” where “yard work, home exterior, roof maintenance, and trash are all taken care of for you.” Listing services peg HOA fees at $200 monthly, per townhome.
Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, the company is building another 200-unit townhome project on the Westside near Proctor Creek, in addition to several communities in the suburbs, from Holly Springs to Lawrenceville.
Find a closer look at what’s cooking (including floorplans) across this nearly 9-acre section of Chosewood Park, which was previously fenced-off and vacant, in the gallery above.
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The project’s Skylar Terrace location in Chosewood Park, with the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor pictured at top. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Inside a Blanche floorplan (two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two half-baths) model unit listed in 2023.Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Base level layouts for the four-story Blanche with loft plans at the Skylar community. Stanley Martin Homes
Main level. Stanley Martin Homes
Third-floor layout.Stanley Martin Homes
Fourth-level layouts of the Blanche plans. Stanley Martin Homes
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Sizable Skylar project in Chosewood Park to also include condos soon, per builders
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Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23
The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.
The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.
It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.
Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.
That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.
Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:
- A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
- A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
- Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
- Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
- A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
- BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
- Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.
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Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23
The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.
The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.
It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.
Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.
That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.
Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:
A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.
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Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23
The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.
The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.
It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.
Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.
That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.
Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:
A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.
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GSU plans $107 million Downtown campus transformation, thanks to largest grant ever
GSU plans $107 million Downtown campus transformation, thanks to largest grant ever
GSU has received an $80 million grant from the Woodruff Foundation.
GSU has received an $80 million grant from the Woodruff Foundation. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
GSU has received an $80 million grant from the Woodruff Foundation.