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For reborn CNN Center, new visuals, promo video paint vivid picture

Downtown’s “repositioned commercial beacon” now called The Center inks restaurant, SCAD partnership

March 12, 2025 by Josh Green

Downtown's Olympic fountains are back—with fresh tech, daily shows

Centennial Olympic Park attraction reopens after $2.5M upgrades

February 28, 2025 by Josh Green

MARTA to federal employees: Ditch your cars—take transit

For thousands now required to return to downtown offices full-time, MARTA offers tips

February 25, 2025 by Josh Green

Details, timeline revealed for downtown ATL’s ‘The Pitch’

First step calls for cleanup, activation of landmark Atlanta Constitution property

February 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Skyscraper's conversion to mixed-use clears 'major milestone'

Plans: 51-story Georgia-Pacific tower to house sky-high apartments, retail, fresh plaza

February 4, 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

Study: 25 percent (gasp!) of downtown is devoted to parking

ATL’s Parking Score metric lands near bottom of major U.S. cities analyzed

November 7, 2023 by Josh Green

Designs unveiled for Atlanta's rapid homeless housing initiative

First location for shipping containers turned micro units to be unveiled in December

October 30, 2023 by Josh Green

Funding OK'd for 500 micro units to address Atlanta homelessness

First location for rapid housing initiative to be unveiled by December, city says

October 24, 2023 by Josh Green

Businesspeople push back against ‘Rapid Housing’ homeless project

Shipping-container village on Forsyth Street would set area back, opponents say

August 21, 2023 by Josh Green

Downtown parking lot being converted to 'Rapid Housing' for homeless

Plans call for erecting village of shipping containers where MARTA-adjacent development failed to take off

August 2, 2023 by Josh Green

Revival for one of Atlanta's oldest buildings to kick off this week

The Grant Building, an 1898 landmark, to be converted to Broad Street apartments, retail, more

July 10, 2023 by Josh Green

Western downtown Atlanta seeks new growth vision. Any big ideas?

With World Cup on horizon, Georgia World Congress Center Authority aims to update its campus, capitalize on development boom

July 5, 2023 by Josh Green

First look: 'One-stop shop' for Atlanta's homeless to open next week

Thrive Sweet Auburn, called the first of its kind, includes housing, medical care, support staff—even a coffee shop

April 21, 2023 by Josh Green

Opinion: Atlanta should consider vintage streetcars to boost ridership

Transportation litigation attorney, inspired by a recent New Orleans trip, suggests making future trolley system more attractive

March 13, 2023 by Jack Daniel Summer

MARTA details vision for Five Points station; some city leaders displeased

Redevelopment timeline again changes for Atlanta transit agency's biggest, busiest train and bus hub

March 10, 2023 by Josh Green

Petition: Downtown Walgreens, a crucial resource, must be saved

"Closing this would be a step in the wrong direction for the type of downtown residents want"

January 23, 2023 by Josh Green

Mixed-use conversion planned for historic downtown office building

Built in 1898, The Grant Building is Atlanta’s second oldest steel-frame structure

January 2, 2023 by Josh Green