CNU Atlanta & Georgia Conservancy bring Tactical Urbanism to ASA

By Caleb Racicot, Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates, CNU Atlanta Chair The sad state of the public realm in Atlanta is well documented. Not a day goes by that some group doesn’t lament the lack of park and plaza space in the city compared to peer communities across the nation. Typically framed in terms of a deficiency in open space per capita, these statistics only partially convey the sorry state of the public realm in Atlanta. By limiting the focus to parks, plazas, and green spaces, these discussions completely ignore the most significant and often-used public spaces in all great cities – their streets. To increase awareness of the rich potential that all city streets have to move people, provide public spaces, beautify, and support commerce, Congress for the New Urbanism Atlanta (CNU Atlanta) has partnered with the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, The Georgia Conservancy, Central Atlanta Progress, and Trees Atlanta to engage in Tactical Urbanism at the upcoming StreetsAlive! event on Saturday June 25, 2011. Tactical Urbanism is a growing national movement that seeks to improve communities through incremental, small-scale improvements ...

Biking “on the right path” in Creative Loafing

"The rise of cycling in a bike-unfriendly city" - read the cover story online, or pick up a copy today. Articles include profiles of bicycle commuters, statistics, resources, and a very comprehensive editorial. Photo by Joeff Davis, as seen in Creative Loafing