The proposal by Councilman Alex Wan to force out adult businesses along Cheshire Bridge Road (CBR) through an amortization process was voted down by the city council on Monday in a 6 […]
Failure of Cheshire Bridge Road Ordinances is a Failure for Sustainable Growth in Atlanta
City of Atlanta Continues to Post Solid Growth But More is Needed
The US Census Bureau’s updated population growth estimates for incorporated cities with populations over 50,000 show the City of Atlanta growing quickly, but still lagging behind many other cities around the country. Overall, […]
Surveillance in the City
The Atlantic Cities recently ran an article highlighting all the great things about the new streetlights being used in Chattanooga, TN. The LED streetlights are more efficient and save the city money, […]
Visualize This
Cross-Posted at http://gisandmapping.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/visualize-this/ We’ve all seen and evaluated various graphs, charts, and diagrams at some point in our lives. Their constant use in the maths, sciences, media, and everyday magazine has surely […]
You Wanted A Hit
The five points area of Athens needs to fix a number of problems in order to be a great pedestrian neighborhood. Some of these fixes are more intensive and require changes in […]
street art: part one
Cross-posted at smokemankiller.wordpress.com To more sufficiently deliver my harangue on commissioned street art, I harvested a few barrels of input and fermented some complex strains of perspective. Do note that when I […]
Georgia's Beer Distribution System Could Have Unintended Consequences for Walkability in Downtown Athens
Georgia’s three-tiered beer distribution system will potentially have a huge negative impact on downtown Athens. Creature Comforts Brewery will soon occupy the corner of Hancock and Pulaski, the former home of Snow […]
Cleanin Up Cheshire Bridge
Atlanta Councilman Alex Wan would like to force adult businesses out of the Cheshire Bridge Road corridor by 2015. In 2005 the city adopted new zoning restrictions that banned all adult-related businesses from […]