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Disorder in the Supreme Court: Four Ways to Resolve the Partisan Chaos

By SustainAtlanta on September 25, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Georgia Cities Should Embrace the Growing Popularity of Bike-Share Programs

By SustainAtlanta on January 6, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

After a few weeks off for exams and holiday, here is a quick post related to a recent USA Today article on the growing popularity of bike-share programs throughout the country.  While New […]

Fight Over Parking in Suburban DC Highlights the Growing Pains of Planning for the Future

By SustainAtlanta on November 28, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

This is somewhat of a tangential update in that it’s an update of an issue referenced in a recent discussion of how suburban Atlanta will urbanize and become less auto-dependent.  Tyson’s Corner […]

The Fire-Ravaged West Faces the Same Land Use Issues as the Water-Starved Southeast

By SustainAtlanta on November 25, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Last September the Denver Post reported on the growing need to find solutions to prevent wildfires that have become increasingly devastating.  Not only are the fires causing huge economic losses for homeowners […]

The Braves' Move to Cobb County is a Wake Up Call for the Entire Atlanta Region

By SustainAtlanta on November 13, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

Are Urban Farms Headed to Athens?

By SustainAtlanta on November 8, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Update: Atlanta Unveils Its New Street Vendor Ordinance

By SustainAtlanta on November 7, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Last December, the Fulton County Superior Court declared unconstitutional Atlanta’s street vendor program that allowed a private company to determine who gets to operate a business on public streets.  I vehemently defended […]

With Selig Gone, What Do We Really Want in Downtown Athens and How Do We Get It?

By SustainAtlanta on November 6, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

Update: California Supreme Court Says GIS Data is Public Data and Must be Disclosed

By SustainAtlanta on November 3, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

In an earlier article I urged the California Supreme Court to interpret the California Open Records Act in such as a way as to require local governments to disclose certain GIS data […]

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