Last Saturday Tom Sabulis of the AJC had a great piece on the growth of mixed-use, urban style developments that cater to walking over driving. He points out that most of these […]
Several months ago the Athens-Banner Herald reported on an issue brought up in an Associated Press article involving the amount of developable land on Jekyll Island. The current state law, created in […]
Though America’s population has shifted more and more towards the west coast over the past hundred years, the east coast is by far the most populous area of the country. Forty-seven percent […]
The UGA School of Law now has an organization devoted to the exploration of land use and local government issues in the Athens/Atlanta/Southeast region. We have a number of great projects planned […]
Featured in Flagpole Magazine This past July, Kroger presented to the ACC Planning Commission a plan to move their College Station Road location next door to the vacant Kmart space. Kroger wants to […]
Note: We have an updated article of crime stats for the major Georgia colleges and universities here. Today the FBI released its crime data from 2012 and the results are a bit […]
This is an update to my previous post on the proposed Home Occupation Ordinance for Athens. This is the ordinance that stipulates what types of businesses can be operated out of a […]
Tonight the Mayor and Commission approved a concept plan allowing the Classic Center to take on debt in order to expand parking and purchase arena-style equipment. I try to avoid talking about […]
Can We Drop the Media Narrative of Cities Being in Decline?
People Should Just Give Up on North America
A Notorious Asylum’s Haunting Encounter With a Strange Trespassing Law
Georgia’s Conservation Measures Prove Pivotal in the Water Wars
It’s Likely Earth’s Six Warmest Years on Record Are the Last Six Years
People Should Just Give Up on North America
Remembering the Time Andrew Jackson Decided to Ignore the Supreme Court In the Name of Georgia’s Right to Cherokee Land
Georgia’s Conservation Measures Prove Pivotal in the Water Wars
It’s Likely Earth’s Six Warmest Years on Record Are the Last Six Years
The Fictional Alcohol Law That’s Destroying Lives
