Central Atlanta Progress | Urbanize Atlanta

Fresh map puts $5.2B downtown development boom in perspective

Where 5,000 housing units (or more) is expected to materialize in coming years

March 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Downtown's highway-capping Stitch project unveils master plan

Public commentary phase for Connector park will be open for several weeks

December 31, 2024 by Josh Green

MARTA's $230M Five Points transformation is officially back on

Remake of transit system's largest, busiest hub rolling forward with "slight modification," agency reports

November 14, 2024 by Josh Green

Fresh visuals, details emerge for Stitch highway-capping project

Renderings, plans lend clearest idea to date how phased downtown greenspace could function

October 23, 2024 by Josh Green

‘Pedestrian-oriented’ overhaul of Peachtree Street pitched downtown

Proposal would subtract car lanes, beef up sidewalks near high-profile projects

September 9, 2024 by Josh Green

Plans halted for $230M Five Points redevelopment rollout

MARTA hits pause on planned closures, bus service impacts at busiest, largest station downtown

July 5, 2024 by Josh Green

Federal funds to boost downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' proposal

As with the BeltLine's Southside Trail, U.S. DOT grant will aim to help fuse neighborhoods back together

November 22, 2021 by Josh Green

Grant program has high hopes for a thriving Sweet Auburn district

Invest Atlanta, CAP initiative pinpoints $400 million in real estate investment potential across historic neighborhood

October 26, 2021 by Josh Green

Downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' project shows signs of life

Atlanta City Council hopes federal funds can kickstart planning efforts

July 9, 2021 by Josh Green

Triangular-shaped housing addition to echo downtown history

Sweet Auburn project underway where Coca-Cola bottling plant once stood

June 15, 2021 by Josh Green

Funding announced for 'major improvements' along Peachtree Street downtown

Nearly $4M in ARC funds expected to make Peachtree more people-friendly, multi-modal

June 2, 2021 by Josh Green

City planner: Why Atlanta should seriously consider bulldozing CNN Center

As billion-dollar investments materialize, this could be downtown’s last chance for a truly monumental greenspace, columnist posits

February 3, 2021 by Adam Hazell