Category: Delaney Tarr

Atlanta’s BeltLine remains a hotbed for impassioned residents as groups disagree over the future of the 22-mile path that loops over the city – and its future. Factions have split over the development of a light rail that would line the corridor and move alongside pedestrians and cyclists.  Supporters say the rail plan is faithful to […]

The Atlanta Regional Commission’s annual population estimates released on July 10 show the region added 62,700 residents between April 2023 and April 2024, a slight downtick in growth from 2022-2023.  But the population estimates were not officially voted on by the ARC board at the July 10 joint Atlanta Regional Commission and Transportation and Air […]

In the wake of a national literacy crisis, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement and statewide Council on Literacy have appointed longtime educator Sarah Richards as the Georgia Literacy Coach.  “The Council has added a leader to the team that is knowledgeable, well-versed in the science of reading and passionate about helping underperforming students achieve […]

A coalition of organizations and advocates demanded a stop to the upcoming MARTA Five Points Station construction project at a June 25 press conference and rally in front of the heavily trafficked transit hub.  “This is a moment that we need better transit, and plowing ahead with this ill conceived plan is the wrong direction,” […]

Centennial Yards is heading into the next phase of its 50 acre development after the board of Invest Atlanta approved the developers’ sale of about $557 million in bonds and certificates to pay for the next phase.  “We anticipate breaking ground on the entertainment district next month which is very, very exciting. “ CIM Group […]

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta recently announced business leader Jai Ferrell will be the council’s new CEO, and the incoming leader is ready to “go beyond the cookie” starting July 1.  It marks the end of a nationwide search for the youth organization’s leader. Former CEO Amy Dosik served from 2014 until mid-2023 when she […]

On a sweltering Sunday, Atlanta’s cyclists and citizens showed out for the launch of the city’s first-ever e-bike rebate program on June 16. People could test drive e-bikes from a number of participating bike shops at the event, kicking off the rebate lottery at Atlanta Streets Alive.  The monthly open streets event encourages residents to […]

On June 11, regional arts organization South Arts announced its latest round of $530,000 in grants to 103 recipients across the south — 12 of which are in Georgia.  The funding is part of South Arts’ ongoing work to make the arts accessible and sustainable across the region, especially when states like Georgia come dead last […]

At the June 13 MARTA Board of Directors meeting, approval of the 2025 $1.6 billion operating and capital budget took a backseat to ongoing conflict surrounding the scheduled Five Points Station renovation plan. The board celebrated the budget approval with  $654.5 million in net operating funds and $902.2 million for capital programming. It marks the […]

One of Georgia’s longest-standing welfare organizations, Wellroot Family Services, is set to buy Decatur’s seven-acre Avondale Patillo campus, formerly the United Methodist Children’s Home. The nonprofit will transform the lot into a multi-use community space and organizational headquarters. The organization envisions a “dynamic, healing, multi-use community campus serving children, youth, families, and the wider Avondale/Decatur community.” […]

After releasing “Dangerous by Design,” a study that ranked Atlanta as the 29th most dangerous city for pedestrians, Smart Growth America is breaking down the details of the annual report and looking at possible solutions to a growing safety issue.  The nonprofit dedicated to climate change resilience, racial equity and healthy communities hosted a June […]

Smart Growth America ranked Atlanta as the 29th deadliest region for pedestrians out of the 101 largest metro areas in the country in a newly released report called “Dangerous by Design.”  On May 29, the organization broke down the biggest findings from the annual report in a virtual briefing. Using five years of data from […]

Atlanta writer and Olympics historian George Hirthler took to a May 30 International Olympic Committee panel to defend the legacy of the modern Olympic movement founder Pierre de Coubertin amidst criticisms of his views on race and women.  Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator and historian is known as the father of the modern Olympic […]

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. will shut down the intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive from June 9 to 14 for a long-awaited overhaul of the congested area.  The organization has set official construction dates for the third and final phase of “Segment 1,” the Northeast trail that connects Monroe Drive to Westminster Drive with a […]

Atlanta has earned its highest annual ParkScore yet in 2024, placing 25th out of the 100 largest U.S. cities in the yearly Trust for Public Land park ranking index.  It marks a three-spot jump from last year when Atlanta placed 28th. The city has been on a meteoric rise since 2016 when it placed 51st […]