A quick post on the relocation of the Braves. The Braves’ move to Cobb County should be seen as the capstone of urban planning problems in the Atlanta metro region. The team […]
Tonight the ACC Planning Commission was presented with a proposal to rezone three parcels of land to make way for an urban farm (see site plan). The Athens Land Trust, owners of […]
The Selig development’s enormous scale, bland appearance and corporate use ignored many people’s goals and desires for downtown Athens. The inability of city officials to slow or prevent approval of the plan […]
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 […]
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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
Remembering the Time Andrew Jackson Decided to Ignore the Supreme Court In the Name of Georgia’s Right to Cherokee Land
Is MARTA Really That Dangerous? Based on the Numbers, Not Really
Who Knew The Term “Waters of the United States” Could Be So Controversial?
Proposed Georgia Law May Lead to Higher Rates of Violet
The Best Maps of the Year Might Be the Most Boring
