Contracts for future non-residential construction in the metropolitan statistical area of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta more than doubled when compared to the same month in 2010, according to the Research and Analytics unit of McGraw-Hill Construction. Commercial construction contracts tracked by McGraw-Hill’s Research and Analytics unit totaled more than $513.5 million in June 2011, up from just…
The Atlanta Beltline will re-open a small, under-used park in southeast Atlanta on Saturday with unique bragging rights: It’s the first metro Atlanta park and one of only a handful in the country that will generate from clean energy sources as much electricity as it uses. “D.H. Stanton Park will serve as a best-in-class model…
Last night, I attended a Quarterly Briefing by Atlanta Beltline Inc. I’ll dig into the details on transportation and development in a weekend post. But, first, this quick point may be of interest: ABI President Brian Leary called 2011 “a year of openings” for Beltline parks. Here’s why: D.H. Stanton Park in southeast Atlanta holds…
Author Greg Lindsay posted some interesting comments on last week’s post, “Isn’t Atlanta an Aerotropolis already?” Among them, he argues that “Atlanta would be better off bolstering the transportation links from the core to Hartsfield,” than it would be building a new airport in the distant exurbs. Lindsay also speculates that “consultants will be in…
The committee of local officials likely to have the most say in the transportation projects that will appear on metro Atlanta ballots next year meets tomorrow to get a better handle on how they choose those projects. The Atlanta Regional Transportation Roundtable Executive Committee for Transportation Investment Act of 2010 (whew that’s a mouthful) gets together…
Two Atlanta events last week offered glimpses at a pair of development models that, if not exactly competing with each other, would place their bets on differing modes of transportation. Which model is likely to guide the metro area to a sustainable future? Your answer is likely to hinge on whether you believe Atlanta’s ground…
An abandoned Ford assembly plant site near Atlanta’s airport could soon become the largest clean energy producer — by far — in the state of Georgia. With a capacity of up to 10 megawatts, the arrays would generate nearly 10 times the amount of electricity of any other solar project planned in the state —…
Wondering how much money might be in those performance contracts for public buildings that voters approved last month by amending the Georgia Constitution? Consider this: Environmental Leader reports that the University of Kentucky has signed a performance contract with Ameresco for $25 million. The project fees will be paid out of bonds issued by the…
