Atlanta
Paul Krugman Links Sprawl to Persistent Social Inequality
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 also the dispersement of jobs away from the city core. Yesterday, in a column titled "Stranded by Sprawl," he took the argument further, arguing, "Sprawl may be killing Horatio Alger."
July 29, 2013
Atlanta Beltline, Still in Its Infancy, Already Boosting Business
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.
July 17, 2013
Job Sprawl Leader Atlanta Shows Signs of Reversal
When it comes to job sprawl, few regions have been as gung-ho as Atlanta. During the 2000s, Atlanta area employers sprawled at twice the national average. At the end of that decade, only Detroit and Chicago had a greater share of jobs further away from downtown.
May 10, 2013
The “Elite Eight” of Parking Madness: Atlanta vs. Dallas
Okay, the preliminary stuff is over. It's round two of Parking Madness -- our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American downtown. By the end of this week, we'll be ready down to the Final Four. But first things first: Atlanta takes on Dallas in our first Elite Eight match-up.
April 1, 2013
Parking Madness: Atlanta vs Denver
In the race to the bottom that is Parking Madness, Streetsblog's Sweet 16-style tournament of terrible downtown parking craters, 10 cities have faced off so far.
March 27, 2013
Does Riding Transit Make You More Civic-Minded?
Civic pride, attachment to community -- what does that have to do with how you get around? According to a recent study commissioned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, possibly quite a bit.
February 7, 2013
Greater Atlanta Continues to Treat Walking Like a Crime
Despite the national outrage over the Raquel Nelson case, officials in metro Atlanta continue to treat pedestrians like criminals.
October 2, 2012
Georgia Prosecutor Continues Case Against Raquel Nelson
The impaired hit-and-run driver who struck and killed her son on a metro Atlanta road in 2010 has been released from prison by now, but Raquel Nelson is still being prosecuted for her purported role in the tragedy.
September 11, 2012
Atlanta Beltline Staff: “We Still Have a Project to Build”
The Atlanta Beltline project isn't going away. Project staff want to make that clear. Sure, last week, Atlanta turned down -- by a wide margin -- a major transportation spending package that would have awarded $600 million to the Beltline project. But this project -- an innovative transit and trails corridor that will circle Atlanta's central city -- has seen big setbacks before, says Ethan Davidson, the Beltline's spokesman.
August 6, 2012
Atlanta’s Bad Traffic Situation Is About to Get Worse
Well, the Atlanta region has spoken.
August 1, 2012