No go on the Peachtree Streetcar
Ariel Hart of the AJC reports that Atlanta will not receive federal funds to build a streetcar line here. As Ariel puts it, “The loss for the streetcar is one more drop in the bucket of metro Atlanta’s...
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Abandoned in Midtown
Photo credit: Johnny Urban via Flickr If you read this blog, you may know that Johnny Urban is a frequent commenter. Well he’s also a prolific taker of photos around town! Here’s one he took of a house...
View ArticleEven Phoenix, Ariz. has light rail
Maria Saporta reports on a delegation of Atlanta leaders who visited Phoenix, Ariz. recently as part of a regular outreach series of trips to other cities organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission....
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Building has new life, and new address, too
I’ve been meaning to post a story I produced about the old Macy’s building in downtown Atlanta since last week. And a story in yesterday’s AJC reminded me to get going. My piece was for WABE 90.1, and...
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Your weekend away: the Beltline’s Southwest side
Please don’t tell me you have Beltline fatigue, kind readers, because I’ve finally made it over to the temporary trails on the West and Southwest side and I’m eager to sell you a travel package on it!...
View ArticleCL: Streetcar funding update, etc.
The adorable Thomas Wheatley, as we call him here at Atlanta Unsheltered, has a great update on the city’s plans to apply again for streetcar federal funding. The twist is that the Beltline, the...
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Prosecco was on the other end of the Beltline
I’ve been saying for some time that I want the Beltline to take me somewhere. A place that’s a magnet for people and activity, and preferably somewhere that proves inconvenient or costly to visit with...
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Sweet Auburn Curb Market comes alive
You know I walk around the city, so you can’t be surprised that I’ve walked to the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, and once I was there, it wasn’t hard to find a story. I found many stories, and today I’m...
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One more underutilized spot
Atlanta is rich in so many things. One thing, for sure, is empty or underutilized plots of land that in denser cities would have likely been developed long ago. I submit this lot; it’s on a slight...
View ArticleL.A. leaving Atlanta behind transit-wise?
I sometimes console myself about Atlanta’s transit woes by comparing our city to Los Angeles. No one doubts L.A. is a great, world city, even though it does not have a comprehensive subway system like...
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