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Seems that there's a new "vision" for the "The Gulch" in Downtown Atlanta.
An ambitious new vision for an oft-forgotten stretch of downtown would create a linear park ringed by pedestrian-friendly development, stretching from the state Capitol area to Philips Arena.The conceptual plan, unveiled Wednesday by Central Atlanta Progress, envisions massive commercial development near Philips and CNN Center on the west end of the 94-acre area, an overhaul of the Five Points MARTA station in the middle and new Georgia State student housing on the east, all connected by greenspace and walkways.
CAP's board Wednesday morning, include:
* MARTA's headquarters moving next to its hub station at Five Points
* Removing the above-ground structure of the Five Points station and replacing it with a public plaza
* Building 5,000 student housing units just north of Underground Atlanta for Georgia State students
* Developing the multimodal station next to a new MARTA headquarters building as a connecting point for commuter trains, regional and intercity buses
* Creating a new street grid over the area now known as the railroad gulch that would carve out a dozen development sites for office and retail space near CNN Center and Centennial Olympic Park
* Redeveloping the street-level portion of Underground Atlanta to add larger buildings that would mix office and retail uses.
* Connecting the entire three-quarters of a mile corridor with 15 acres of green space and public plazas.
CAP has worked with downtown property owners since April to seek consensus for the Green Line.
"Most of the property in this corridor is controlled by public entities," said A.J. Robinson, CAP's president. "If everyone can share the same vision, perhaps collectively we can get something done."
Here's the AJC Article
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Have any of you seen this rendering or know the status of this project?
Here's a rendering of the W Colony Square
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In 25 years, I honestly don't think Atlanta will resemble any other city. The way (as in location) Atlanta develops is so predictable, but it is also very strange. Also,I think that Downtown will most definately connect with midtown, but I think Midtown will have two "seperate, but equal" clusters (One at Peachtree and North Avenue, and the other at Peachtree and 10th-17th) Furthermore, Buckhead will grow (by the size and configurations of those lots, there won't be any "Boston-like" density), and there will be some impressive towers. It will extend further south along peachtree.
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Out of curiosity, exactly what color will the glass be on 12th and Midtown Phase II? Will it actually be the purple shown in the renderings?
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Well... I have observed this conversation and have seen several ignorant comments.
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maybe they'll look something like this
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yes you are correct
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^^ I discovered this site called Flickr, and there are all kinds of photographers on there with great shots of just about anything you could think of.
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My Addition For the Day
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I have a question. Why does the State of Gerogia and Gwinnet County have seats on the MARTA Board? I thought Georgia wouldn't give a dime to MARTA, and Gwinnet didn't want anything to do with it. I was looking at the MARTA Board Here.
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Some Additional information...
During construction of the APM system, many ground transportation services will have their staging locations altered. Customer service representatives and special color coordinated signs will be available to assist passengers at the airport.
Expected Changes during the CONRAC construction:
Limousine: Travelers who have reservations with limousine companies will find sedan limousine operations relocated from the current limousine lot to the South hourly parking deck.
Taxicabs: There are no changes in the taxicab operation during this construction. However, the area will now have a red taxi sign to indicate its location.
Atlanta Metro Shuttles: Shuttle vans will be relocated from Island F to the Green Bus aisle beginning April 24, 2006.
Non-Metro Shuttles: Non-metro shuttle vans will be relocated from island E to the Green Bus aisle beginning April 24, 2006.
Hotel Shuttle Service: Beginning May 5, 2006, passengers will find hotel shuttles moved further west to the area labeled with the Pink Bus in the Ground Transportation Center.
Atlanta Link Shuttle (City of Atlanta
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So Cobb is Accepting Marta?
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This Is From Marta's Website
Governor Signs MARTA Legislation
Governor Sonny Perdue signed Senate Bill 115 into law in a ceremony this afternoon at the State Capitol. The bill allows MARTA to continue to use an additional 5% of sales tax collected as well as the interest on its capital reserve accounts for operating purposes until December 31, 2008. This equates to approximately $45 million in additional operating dollars over the next two and a half years that will allow the Authority to maintain and improve service for customers. -
Woah, it seems like the Ritz Carlton (Right Across The street) will have some competition.
This is great. It will be easily accessed by the Peachtree Center Marta Station (Anyone been on that GIGANTIC escalator?) and a quick walk to the Five points area and the Fairlie Poplar district.
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^^ I know. I'm mad at myself for that. But exactly where in the park is that vantage point? I tried a couple, with the lake in it but either there were too many people in the way, or there would have been too much sun in the shot.
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Here are a couple of photos I took at and in transition to the Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park Last Weekend. I have more but they are currently inaccessible, or are poor quality.
Some of the beautiful historic midtown homes. (A couple of blocks south of Midtown Promenade and Grady High School)
Some Skyline Shots From Within the Park
Unfortunately I was unable to get the shot with the Midtown and Skyline Lake Clara Meer in the frontground.
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Hartsfield Jackson International is experiencing many new developments; so many that is deserves a thread of it's own.
From Hartsfield Jackson's Official Website
CONRAC Automated People Mover (APM) System
One of the key projects in the Hartsfield-Jackson Development Program is a new Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC). This Facility is designed to serve as a single area in which all rental car companies serving the airport are located. In order to provide easy customer access to this new facility located across Highway 85 from the airport, the City of Atlanta is procuring an Automated People Mover (APM) System which will operate from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to the new CONRAC facility, with an intermediate stop at the Georgia International Convention Center, as depicted in the graphic below.
Brief System Description
*~ 1.5 miles long, dual lane elevated guideway
*Pinched-loop system
* 3 Stations
*Maintenance & Storage Facility
*Initial Capacity
*Ultimate Capacity
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Woa!!! that's limitless transportation. You could go anywhere. About when would this be a reality?
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^^ Woah! hat will really liven that area.
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Thanks, and about how tall will this be?
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Out of curiosity, what is being constructed on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue?
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Have you been to the movies lately? I've seen a preview for a new movie called ATL. It will hit the theaters at the end of the month. I'd Also add Tyler perry's Madea's Family Reunion.
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^^ Wouldn't we add our new Glenn Hotel and Twelve Atlantic Station to Finer Hotels also?
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I was out with the camera phone and I took some pretty nice pictures. Here you go.
Woa!!! that's limitless transportation. You could go anywhere. About when would this be a reality?
Lenox Square/Phipps Plaza
in Atlanta
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Could someone do me a favor? Could someone arrange these department stores in order from lower end to higher end?
Macy's
Dillards
Neiman Marcus
JC Penny's
Sears
Belk
Nordstrom
Bloomingdales
Saks Fifth Avenue
and add any other thatI might have left out