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The Gulch, the railroads and the start of Atlanta
Atlanta’s Gulch was a significant intersection of the Western and Atlantic railroad lines. The confluence of railroads determined the form of the city. Currently a development site, It is important to understand and acknowledge how this urban form evolved, how the building use composition changed and its future impacts.
Where is Atlanta's Freight Plan?
With e-commerce on the rise, a construction boom, and a rapidly growing population, there has never been a greater need or a better time for Atlanta to develop a plan for last-mile freight.
Guest post: can Peachtree Street be pedestrianized in Midtown?
Destroying Atlanta with car dependency was a tremendous blunder, but it is a blunder that can and should be corrected. Atlanta should begin this correction by pedestrianizing Peachtree Street between Third Street and Tenth Street...
Imagining a more inclusive design for Atlanta
We must make the entire urbanism of Atlanta—everything from the designs of city streets and developments, to the way they affect our lives—inclusive of everyone. That includes people with mobility needs due to age or physical disability and also people traveling with small children or pushing strollers.