Tag Archives: planning

Atlanta Airport keeps growing

Posted on Sun 19 August 2018 by newtreeguy

Got to tour the airport grounds with Hannah Palmer, who’s new book Flight Path details the absorption of small towns like Mountain View. The house-by-house buyout through the early 1970’s cost some $350 million. The town would be to the … Continue reading →

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A bill from Olmsted for Druid Hills

Posted on Fri 10 August 2018 by newtreeguy

The Library of Congress just released a clutch of Olmsted documents and there was a nice little Atlanta bit in there. I hoped for more, but this was nice. LOC link Joel Hurt had begun the buildout of Inman Park … Continue reading →

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How did Portman do it?

Posted on Sat 24 February 2018 by newtreeguy

The recent passing of John Portman has led me to a lot of thinking about what parts of Atlanta he saved and what he could be said to have destroyed. Arguably, downtown would have completely turned into cement bunkers, surface … Continue reading →

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City Fabric in a Book?

Posted on Sat 22 July 2017 by newtreeguy

Looks like Tim Keane and co in the planning department have joined up with Ryan Gravel to put together a practical guide to achieving Atlanta’s aspirations for a knitted together fabric of a city. I love the idea. From Amy … Continue reading →

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