The much forgotten part of town is finally starting to show signs of life. For years, all of Atlanta’s development energy has been in Midtown, and along the Beltline. From mega projects like Centennial Yards, to adaptive reuse efforts from Newport, to seemingly small – yet important projects like the Downtown Resurfacing program,(which more importantlyContinue reading “Why I’m Bullish on South Downtown’s Future – and Downtown Atlanta in General”
Category Archives: Planning
The most Ridiculous Intersections around Raleigh
Raleigh was recently ranked the best place for driving which is a honor that actually carries a bunch of negatives. Mainly, it means that it’s extremely difficult and not safe to function outside of the car. Here’s a look at some of the most ridiculous intersections in the area based on sheer size, land use,Continue reading “The most Ridiculous Intersections around Raleigh”
Why don’t we talk about St Pete more?
Tampa Bay’s secondary city has a lot to show for itself, with no plans of slowing down. When you glance at the skyline of St. Pete, the first thing you’ll notice is that nearly all of the towers are residential in nature contrary to the Bay’s primary city in Tampa who’s focus is more corporate.Continue reading “Why don’t we talk about St Pete more?”
Visualizing Raleigh’s Puny Grid Structure Compared to Other Cities
The city of Raleigh saw most of it’s growth after racist, suburban development trends had been entrenched in American’s planning trends. This led to an extremely small original grid structure when compared to other cities. Raleigh is referred to as “a giant suburb” by people for many reasons. The lack of true grid system outsideContinue reading “Visualizing Raleigh’s Puny Grid Structure Compared to Other Cities”
Reconnecting Communities: Untangling Nashville’s Freeway Mess
Nashville sits at the intersections of I-65, I-40, and I-24 making it one of the biggest freight corridors in the country. It also ranks as one of the of the biggest major freight bottleneck areas with greater than 65,000 annual truck hours of delay per mile. Existing Conditions Much of this has to do withContinue reading “Reconnecting Communities: Untangling Nashville’s Freeway Mess”
Reconnecting Communities: Langford Pkwy
My reconnecting communities series continues in Southwest Atlanta with Langford Pkwy. Catch up with the other reconnecting community plans I’ve examined to date: Durham Freeway, I-277 Charlotte, I-20 East Atlanta Full Build I-20 West Atlanta Interim Plan MARTA recently published plans to revitalize the Campbellton Road corridor in Southwest Atlanta. While plans initially called for Light RailContinue reading “Reconnecting Communities: Langford Pkwy”
City of Raleigh Quickly Implementing Approved Traffic Changes
Recently, the City of Raleigh approved changes in the Downtown core to increase safety for all users. All streets within Downtown will have their speed limits reduced to 25 MPH, right turns on red will be restricted, and dual turn lanes will be eliminated. These changes will even take affect on the Downtown streets thatContinue reading “City of Raleigh Quickly Implementing Approved Traffic Changes”
Reconnecting Communities: West Atlanta Interim Plan
My reconnecting communities series continues in West Atlanta with some relatively “quick” build projects to help bridge together neighborhoods severed by the construction of I-20. Catch up with the other reconnecting community plans I’ve examined to date: Durham Freeway, I-277 Charlotte, I-20 East Atlanta Full Build I-20 West of Downtown Atlanta snakes through historically BlackContinue reading “Reconnecting Communities: West Atlanta Interim Plan”
Making the Case for Car Free Weekends in Glenwood South
Glenwood South is the nightlife hotspot for Raleigh. Every Friday and Saturday nights Glenwood Ave transforms into a gridlocked mess full of cars cruising and throngs of people on narrow sidewalks. This Google Typical Traffic map shows how congested the area gets on Saturday nights. Currently the setup of Glenwood contains two travel lanes withContinue reading “Making the Case for Car Free Weekends in Glenwood South”
Northgate Mall Vision
Northgate Mall in Durham shuttered in 2018. Since then plans have called for a new mixed use development. This past week Northwoods Investors shared their plan which included no residential elements. This was rightfully met with much disappointment to the many neighbors who were listening to the information session. The site sits roughly two milesContinue reading “Northgate Mall Vision”
Phil Veasley 