Last Thursday, a crowd of over 400 of Atlanta’s top real estate professionals joined ULI Atlanta to celebrate leadership in the responsible use of land and our ‘lovable city’ at the 23rd Annual Awards for Excellence dinner. ULI Atlanta would […]
The Annie E. Casey Foundation We have a saying around the Annie E. Casey Foundation that kids do well when their families do well, and families do well when they live in supportive neighborhoods with strong community-based services, good jobs, […]
Today, more than half the world lives in cities, with that number projected to increase dramatically to over 70 percent by 2050 (source: United Nations and World Health Organization report). Cities have historically been the center of civilization, culture and […]
When I moved to Atlanta in 1974, having grown up in southern California, I was immediately struck by the tremendous forest canopy that seemed to stretch everywhere in the city. Atlanta was literally, a City in the Forest. In the […]
City for All Housing Coalition, TransFormation Alliance Sponsor Sept. 6 Forum Candidates for the November 2017 Atlanta mayoral election will address the future of affordable housing at a forum to be held from 9:30 – 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at St. Luke’s Episcopal […]
How does a building energy audit feed hungry people? Serve at-risk youth? Grow an arts program? Believe it or not, this isn’t a nonsequitur – it’s a demonstrated fact.
Image: A Meeting of Elders by Jimoh Buraimoh, 1998 By Ryan Gravel Love is in the air. Don’t get me wrong – it’s easy enough to see Atlanta’s shortcomings. But when you take a minute to see them as opportunities, and […]
The next mayor of Atlanta will inherit an increasingly untenable situation – housing affordability in the city. A rebounding housing market, booming luxury rental development, gentrifying neighborhoods, negative equity, and a vanishing supply of affordable housing all combine to paint […]
Kelly Herman, Coordinator, Commercial Sustainability Services In partnership with the City of Atlanta, Central Atlanta Progress, Southface, Midtown Alliance and Livable Buckhead, the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (ABBC) is a public/private initiative to reduce energy and water consumption by at […]
by Jenn Graham Stokell, ULI Atlanta Awards Committee with Amanda Rhein, ULI Atlanta Awards Dinner Chair What makes a city lovable? As Atlanta enters a period of transformation, it’s important for city leaders, developers, planners and everyday citizens to take […]
