http://citiwire.net/post/1225/ Our mission... to reflect a new narrative for 21st century cities and regions. Leaving behind the 20th century pattern of cheap energy, endless automobility, burgeoning suburbs, threatened inner cities. To a challenge-packed 21st century: energy prices headed north, perilous carbon emissions, deepening have-have not divisions, excruciating social problems and deep challenges in education. But a time of exciting promise, too. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://citiwire.net/post/1225/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Janice Livings Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:05:32 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1225#comment-747 Thanks for the postitive spin of Atlanta but lets be honest it was a big mistake to allow Atlantic Station to be built without the developers/city adding a MARTA link. Its like an island in between freeways. The fundermental problem Atlanta faces is ignorant suburbanites wanting bigger houses than they can afford and corrupt politicians allowing developers to build further and further out to satisfy this desire without any thought for overall intergration or long term sustainabilty. Not to also forget a totally biased Governer and political establishment who would rather build eight lane roads in rural areas to keep their buddies in the concrete industry rich rather than invest in alternative transport in the Metro area where the actual tax revenues come from. Right now you cannot even get from the Amtrak station to MARTA without a miles walk. Thanks for the postitive spin of Atlanta but lets be honest it was a big mistake to allow Atlantic Station to be built without the developers/city adding a MARTA link. Its like an island in between freeways.
The fundermental problem Atlanta faces is ignorant suburbanites wanting bigger houses than they can afford and corrupt politicians allowing developers to build further and further out to satisfy this desire without any thought for overall intergration or long term sustainabilty. Not to also forget a totally biased Governer and political establishment who would rather build eight lane roads in rural areas to keep their buddies in the concrete industry rich rather than invest in alternative transport in the Metro area where the actual tax revenues come from. Right now you cannot even get from the Amtrak station to MARTA without a miles walk.

]]> http://citiwire.net/post/1225/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Susan Fraysse Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:36:06 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1225#comment-724 I live in Atlanta and have enjoyed shopping and going to movies in Atlantic Station. I have also heard that Atlantic Station has been hit very hard by the economic downturn. I hope it can recover quickly because it is one model we might want to follow as we (eventually) develop the old GM plant in Doraville in northeast Atlanta. I live in Atlanta and have enjoyed shopping and going to movies in Atlantic Station. I have also heard that Atlantic Station has been hit very hard by the economic downturn. I hope it can recover quickly because it is one model we might want to follow as we (eventually) develop the old GM plant in Doraville in northeast Atlanta.

]]> http://citiwire.net/post/1225/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Kevin Whited Sun, 09 Aug 2009 05:17:42 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1225#comment-720 Next time your in Atlanta, you should stop by the offices of The Midtown Alliance. They should be given much of the credit for helping make midtown Atlanta what it is and inspiring the investments like Atlantic Station as well as many others. Next time your in Atlanta, you should stop by the offices of The Midtown Alliance. They should be given much of the credit for helping make midtown Atlanta what it is and inspiring the investments like Atlantic Station as well as many others.

]]> http://citiwire.net/post/1225/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Curt Johnson Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:53:16 +0000 http://citiwire.net/?p=1225#comment-715 Good reporting, Sam. I was there a couple of times over the past year and was surprised at the shift you see all over toward more urban densities -- especially in Mid-town and Buckhead. If it's a real shift, we should soon see a different transportation politics there. Good reporting, Sam. I was there a couple of times over the past year and was surprised at the shift you see all over toward more urban densities — especially in Mid-town and Buckhead. If it’s a real shift, we should soon see a different transportation politics there.

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