Tag: Groundbreakers 2015
Park Center at Central Perimeter
The old model for suburban Atlanta office space: sprawling campuses with mid-rise buildings, decorative mini parks (fountains and duck ponds, few sidewalks), and lots and lots of parking spots.
WonderRoot
In Atlanta’s civic circles, “public art” is a popular buzzword. But too often the projects are created by outsiders with little connection to the communities where the art is installed. Arts nonprofit WonderRoot has a different vision.
Sally Flocks and PEDS
Sally Flocks and PEDS (Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety) were talking about walkability before it was cool.
EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation
Launched by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and Southface, EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation gives historic buildings an upgrade in energy efficiency, enhancing both character and sustainability.
Jeremy Dahl, AKA Machete Man
Remnants of English ivy cling to the tree trunks. Hacked off about seven feet above the ground, their leaves withered, the vines now resemble twisted ropes. They were felled by the blade of Jeremy Dahl, aka Machete Man, who is saving metro Atlanta’s forests by removing the invasive species slowly strangling them.
Chantelle Rytter
Five hundred people showed up for the first Art on the Atlanta BeltLine lantern parade in 2010. Carrying homemade lights, they tromped up the dirt path between the dumpsters and hills of kudzu that, not long ago, dotted the Eastside Trail.
Georgia State’s Planning Atlanta
At first glance, Georgia State University’s Planning Atlanta: A New City in the Making, 1930s–1990s may appear a purely academic project, but the website is a treasure trove for neighborhood activists.
Micro urban farming
Turning vacant lots into urban farms is nothing new, but a few innovators are taking intown agriculture to another level. Microenterprises such as Widdernshins Urban Farmstead in East Point operate on just a fifth of an acre.