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Atlantans speak up in ‘participatory budgeting’ process, call for safer streets

Suggestions for unspent cash leaned toward bike projects, street fixes, and even Atlanta Streetcar expansion.

First look: Condos from the $100Ks floated across from Kirkwood’s Pullman Yard

Early plans call for 60 for-sale units and space for restaurants, shops.

Photos: How the $130M Nathan Deal Judicial Center came together near downtown

It’s the most expensive state-funded facility in Georgia history.

An Atlanta ice cream entrepreneur has big plans for a makers hub in downtown Hapeville

The first phase, debuting soon in part of a Hapeville church, is a cooking school, culinary incubator, and market.

Designed with ‘psychographics,’ Brookhaven’s Oleander aims to offer rental zen

The layout is meant to "facilitate certain types of desirable behaviors and responses from residents."

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In a city of trees, 7 signs your Atlanta home might be in danger

What’s worse this year: Heavy, heavy rains have strained the root systems of trees around the city.

West Midtown’s Interlock project could claim another $5.4M in tax abatement

Another Atlanta private development is getting more public help—contingent on a grocery story.

Images: Soon to top out, Midtown’s The Mark promises luxe living for students

The Spring Street project is further proof that housing for Atlanta scholars isn’t what it used to be.

First look: Brookhaven’s ‘Halstead’ is blending homes, townhouses, lofts near MARTA

Project along North Druid Hills Road to include very non-Brookhaven options of 970 square feet.

GDOT, Gwinnett leaders launch three-year traffic study to decongest I-85

Without mass transit expansion, is there hope for the interstate?

Survey says: E-scooter riders, and not, think safer infrastructure is most crucial issue

More than 2,000 people weighed in on the dockless mobility option, and the results could guide changes.

Amidst boom, Midtown’s population has nearly doubled since 2000, market study finds

More than 4 million square feet of residential development is planned for the next two years alone, too.

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Atlanta’s most walkable, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, ranked

When it comes to walkability and transit access, downtown Atlanta shines—relatively speaking.

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Mapped: 25 great options for bar-hopping via MARTA around Atlanta

Who wants to be trapped in an Uber or Lyft when you can ride in style with (cheaper) MARTA trains?

Perimeter development to keep surging with new upscale hotel project

The forthcoming AC Hotel is far from the only new lodging option planned for the area.

Renderings: Novel tower’s plans for a barren section of Spring Street in Midtown

Now under construction, the Crescent Communities project is being joined by an office stack next door.

Is city’s latest parking enforcement agency any better than its maligned predecessor?

The Better Business Bureau has given ATL Plus an "F" rating.

State lawmakers want fuel tax to fund transit (gasp), other transportation initiatives

The tax money should be building more than roads and bridges, they argue.

City of Atlanta launches affordable housing ‘tracker’ to illustrate progress  

The new dashboard shows a long way to go before a goal of 20,000 units by 2026 is reached.

City of Atlanta scores nearly 13 acres for a new tree-filled park

It’s one of the largest acquisitions of green space ever in Southwest Atlanta, officials say.

Renderings: Aloft hotel and another retail hub unveiled for Summerhill

It’s part of more than $700 million in development completed or underway near Georgia State Stadium.

Officials: Cobb County’s tallest tower, now under construction, will top out in no time

The tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere is using an innovative construction method to build fast.

Audit: Atlanta’s controversial Northside Drive bridge stayed on $23M budget after all

But findings indicate the city’s ballyhooed Open Checkbook system needs work.

St. Regis Atlanta penthouse sets record for priciest condo ever sold in Georgia

The high-rise residence tops the list of 2019 whale sales for Buckhead.

How Midtown’s pop-up bike lane could inform the future of Atlanta mobility

Major transportation infrastructure projects are in store for the next few years.

With historic Kell Hall razed, Georgia State’s major green space project moves forward

Built in the 1920s, the former parking deck has made way for new communal space.

After delays, Castleberry Hill’s Hard Rock won’t be ready for Final Four basketball tournament

The hotel project neighboring Mercedes-Benz Stadium won’t be guest-ready until this summer, officials say.

Another e-scooter company jumps ship as Atlanta gears up for regulatory overhaul

And then there were two.

Images: Meet the Old Fourth Ward condos priced at $2.1 million—and up

Pricing and interior renderings emerge for what could be the Atlanta Beltline’s first condo tower.

First leg of the Beltline’s Southside Trail is underway, but what about the rest?

Though the Southside Trail’s initial segment could be pedestrian-ready in a year, a three-mile gap would remain.

Georgia World Congress Center, among world’s biggest, is officially larger now

The latest plan to evolve the colossal campus stitched together exhibit halls with a 100,000-square-foot expansion.

Mixed-use hotel project set to continue Alpharetta’s downtown expansion

More than 100 high-end hotel rooms are bound for the budding area.

How Atlanta is paying tribute to late NBA legend Kobe Bryant

Purple and gold can be spotted on landmarks throughout the city, honoring the fallen Lakers icon.

Now for sale, Reynoldstown steel mill on Beltline called ‘trophy opportunity’

In business for generations, the mill’s 7 acre property along the Eastside Trail is described as having "beachfront" allure.

How the house where ‘Gone with the Wind’ was penned could help make Midtown tower happen

The Margaret Mitchell House holds the key to a 46-story Peachtree Street proposal’s viability.

On heels of bankruptcy filing, Midtown’s ‘castle’ hits the market

The early 1900s, restored former home on 15th Street hasn’t had the easiest life.

Chamblee’s evolution continues with midcentury-inspired redux

Near Peachtree Boulevard, office updates include a focus on natural light and refreshed exteriors.

New owners vow to bring aged Midtown apartments back to ‘historic glory’

With Peachtree Street’s Neoclassical Revival Winnwood, the goal is to secure historic tax credits and offer twice as many rentals at attainable prices, developers say.

Talks emerge about Amtrak passenger rail linking Atlanta to Nashville. All aboard?

Tennessee officials are reportedly consulting with the train company about changing the way we cross state lines.