Georgia
Atlanta Looks To Portland For Ideas
Transportation officials from Georgia take a journey to Portland, OR to find inspiration for anti-sprawl strategies for the greater Atlanta region.
Last Call For Rough Neighborhood
Atlanta councilmembers believe that closing bars earlier will make the streets of Buckhead safer, but what will the overall impact be?
Rampant Development Threatens Wetlands in the South
Environmentalists battle developers to save the coast of Georgia.
Savannah: Form-Based Code Reviewed
Planners propose form-based code in Savannah.
Atlanta Grows Along With Suburbs
Residents moving into urban Atlanta kept pace with the city's suburban growth, ending a decades-long trend of middle-class flight.
When Work Disappears
The plight of Douglas, GA, a small town on the outskirts of Atlanta, reflects the state of many small towns in rural areas suffering from the loss of a critical mass of manufacturing jobs.
Rural City Goes On Offensive To Keep Base
Georgia community spares no opportunity to solidify support for its key employer, as Pentagon cuts loom.
Land Rush in the South
Giant timber companies are selling off millions of acres of forest land.
Diversity, Gentrification Collide
Market forces are verwhelming good intentions in Decatur, where minority residents are being priced out of the rapidly gentrifying city east of Atlanta.
Mixed Use Zoning In Savannah
Form-based code proposing mixed uses generates interest in Savannah.
How To Revitalize Atlanta
Recent plans for an ark-shaped aquarium and other tourism-oriented strategies have sparked debate over the best way to revitalize Atlanta.
For Relief, Try Taking HOT Lanes
Reason Director of Transportation Bob Poole presents his plan to tackle congestion through a seamless network of high occupancy toll lanes.
How To Make A Place Walkable
Streets can be tamed incrementally, one intersection at a time.
Mobility 2030: Breaking Atlanta's Gridlock
Commuters get to voice their opinions about Atlanta Regional Commission's unprecedented transportation plan aimed at easing traffic congestion in metro Atlanta.
Saving Atlanta's Most Endangered Building
Preservation groups will purchase part of historic property.
Plan To Coordinate Atlanta's Metro Traffic Lights
Gov. Sonny Perdue first major transportation initiative is a plan to coordinate metro Atlanta's 3,000 traffic lights.
University Town Endorses Rental Registration
Athens-Clarke County commissioners approved a hotly debated rental registration ordinance 6-4 May 6 after receiving a total of more than 16 hours of public input in recent weeks, both in favor and against the ordinance.
Atlanta's 'Road Diet'
Metro Atlanta is trying to turn an underutilized four-lane road in downtown into a bicycle path. Is this a good idea or suicide bike path?
Sadfly's Struggle For Historic Preservation
A Georgia town struggles to fight growth by documenting its African American cultural past.
College Town Embroiled In Rental Registration Ordinance Debate
Dialogue heats up in Athens, GA, where the community is considering a rental registration ordinance to better enforce quality of life issues.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
