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News Articles: redevelopment

A pair of pedestrians and cyclists share a sidewalk trail

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A new — and safer — way for pedestrians to travel is coming to midtown Columbus

Work on the first of three phases linking midtown Columbus to the Chattahoochee Riverwalk and the Fall Line Trace on the Dragonfly Trails is expected to begin next year, providing a safer path for pedestrians without navigating busy streets.

December 10, 2025
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  • Brittany McGee and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
A sign says "Coming Soon, the stitch" and people are standing around it smiling

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Atlanta commits to highway capping project The Stitch despite funding challenges

Plans for a 17-acre park plan called The Stitch will continue towards a groundbreaking in 2026 despite federal funding cuts.

October 23, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
a man in a blue suit and red tie

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Proposed Atlanta TAD extension sparks hours of discussion at City Hall

Atlanta’s Tax Allocation Districts are a major part of the city's redevelopment plan and will continue to be discussed before approval.

October 15, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
A public notice for zoning consideration sits near Julius C Simmons Avenue in Fort Valley, Ga. on Sept. 2. More than 130 acres of land are proposed as the site of an electric vehicle plant that Imola Automotive USA hopes to build. (Katie Tucker / Macon Telegraph)

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EV factory plans still alive in Georgia, backers insist, but big hurdles remain

A proposed plant in Fort Valley, Ga., is moving ahead, a Florida businessman said, but electric vehicle factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas appear dead.

September 03, 2025
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  • Ames Alexander and
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View of boat hoist from dry storage at Coffee Bluff Marina, Aug. 24, 2025.

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Public vs. private: Two marinas offer lessons in waterfront management

The two waterfront facilities appear similar. But the way the two places operate couldn’t be more different.

September 02, 2025
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  • Jabari Gibbs and
  • The Current
Forsyth Park has been the backdrop for over 14 films, including Cape Fear (1962), The Gingerbread Man (1998) and The Underground Railroad (2020). June 27, 2023, Savannah, GA Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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Savannah City Council set to approve Forsyth Park deal after public input

The agreement specifies the city has final say over projects and upgrades to the iconic green space.

June 12, 2025
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  • Margaret Coker and
  • The Current
the Stitch will create approximately 14 acres of urban greenspace and transportation enhancements atop a new, 3⁄4-mile platform spanning the Downtown Connector between Ted Turner Drive Piedmont Avenue.

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Greenspace project designed to reconnect downtown Atlanta receives long-term funding

The Stitch project that will build a pedestrian-friendly greenspace over parts of Interstate 75 and 85 received funding from Atlanta City Council this week.

April 23, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Adair Park resident Matthew Garbett stands on the Beltline in front of two light rail tunnels next to the path.

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'I think the promise was broken.' South Atlanta residents weigh in on Beltline rail changes

Atlanta officials said the city supports light rail on the Beltline, but the project will be shifted to build it in South Atlanta instead of the original east side plan.

April 22, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Mercer University plans to build its new medical school on seven acres in the 800 block of Riverside Drive. The Urban Development Authority agreed to sell the land Thursday. Credit: Liz Fabian

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Mercer to build new medical school along Ocmulgee River

On Thursday, the Urban Development Authority signed a deal to sell to Mercer University the old Transit Authority site and adjacent land next to the Burger King in the 800 block of Riverside Drive.

March 03, 2025
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  • Liz Fabian
One of the scale models of a mixed residential/retail development created by Kennesaw State University students for Macon's Greenwood Bottom.

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For Kennesaw State students, listening is the first step in revitalizing Macon’s Greenwood Bottom

Being left out of your town's downtown revitalization boom time doesn't feel great. A collaboration between Kennesaw State University's architecture program and leaders in Macon is focused on listening to residents and spreading the growing wealth.

 

December 10, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Angel Irving, second from right, talks with Atlanta landscape architect and planner Lauren Standish, right, during a community meeting Thursday about the proposed East Bank redevelopment project at the old Bibb Mill site. Irving said as the project goes forward, she wants assurances that on site jobs are open to local workers.

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East Macon residents ask developers to keep an eye out for them in the East Bank Project

Residents of a part of Macon targeted for ambitious redevelopment don't want the progress to leave them behind.

November 22, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Sharon Gay, Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi, Developer Michael Green, and Stitch Development Manager Jack Cebe spoke on a panel and answered questions from the public about the project on October 23, 2024

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Atlanta developers share updates on 'The Stitch' project, set 2025 expectations

Atlanta city leaders and developers delivered new details on the master plan for The Stitch, a project that would place a 14-acre greenspace over parts of interstate 75 and 85.

October 24, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
New affordable housing in Macon

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New affordable Pleasant Hill Landing housing planned for historically Black neighborhood in Macon

Macon-Bibb County government has announced a new affordable housing development in the heart of one of the city’s most prominent historically Black neighborhoods.

September 20, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
The front facade of the Savannah Civic Center, which comprises both the Martin Luther King Jr. Arena and the Johnny Mercer Theatre.

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Savannah City Council votes to demolish Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, renovate Johnny Mercer Theatre

No timeline or cost estimates were included in the resolution.

June 28, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Workers knock down a former Coca-Cola Co. museum in downtown Atlanta on Friday, May 14, 2024. The World of Coca-Cola museum moved to a new site in downtown Atlanta in 2006 and Georgia state government is demolishing the vacant structure to turn it into a parking lot. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

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The fizz is gone: Atlanta's former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot

Georgia's state government is demolishing a building that once housed a Coca-Cola museum. Excavators continued Friday to knock down the former World of Coca-Cola in downtown Atlanta near the state capitol. 

June 17, 2024
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