Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Atlanta

Georgia Removes Tolls, Invites 11,000 More Drivers to Clog GA 400 Each Day

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 29, 2013 | 44 Comments

Why raise desperately needed transportation funds for a broke region when you could let people drive for free? In Georgia, the state has made up its mind: The DOT will pay $4.5 million to tear down tolls on GA 400 — and forfeit the $21 million a year the tolls brought in. It costs just […]

Is Atlanta Done With Sprawl?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 7, 2013 | 1 Comment

The sprawling-est city in the Southeast — Atlanta — is entering a whole new phase, according to a new report from Christopher Leinberger at the George Washington University School of Business. Since 2009, the bulk of for-profit development in the region has been located in walkable regional destinations that account for just 1 percent of region’s […]

Atlanta’s Big Bike Push

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2013 | 5 Comments

What would it take to change Atlanta into a place that values and celebrates healthy, active transportation? We just may see, in short order. Atlanta just recently installed its first protected bike lane on a short segment of 10th Street at Piedmont Park. But that’s just the beginning of what the city has planned. Atlanta […]

Might Atlanta Tax Parking to Fund Transit?

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2013 | No Comments

Last summer, voters from a 10-county region in and around Atlanta shot down a large package of transportation projects, including some major urban transit projects. But almost immediately after, plucky Atlanta leaders were searching for other ways to move the work forward. The city of Atlanta hasn’t set aside ambitions for things like the Beltline, an innovative […]

Paul Krugman Links Sprawl to Persistent Social Inequality

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 29, 2013 | 25 Comments

Is sprawl holding back social mobility in America? Paul Krugman didn’t mince words yesterday in a follow-up to a post he wrote soon after the Detroit bankruptcy was announced. In that initial blog post, he compared Detroit to Pittsburgh and concluded that it wasn’t just the loss of manufacturing jobs that hurt Detroit — it was […]

Atlanta Beltline, Still in Its Infancy, Already Boosting Business

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

It’s working. The Atlanta Beltline, still in its most formative stages, is already boosting business and promoting development, according to this report from a local news station. The Beltline — which will eventually consist of a rail and trail loop encircling Atlanta — recently marked the completion of a new park/trail segment on the city’s northeast side. […]

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