Urban SOS Competition

International design firm EDAW is sponsoring a competition entitled "Urban SOS." Entries are open to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level students. The goal of the competition is to present a compelling solution to a failing urban site. You may enter in teams of up to 4 members and the deadline to register is May 15th.

Check out the contest website: Urban SOS

I was interested in this contest. I'll be gone most of the summer, but with technology it would be possible for us to organize the project easily. Anybody else curious?

Green Recovery Symposium

Everybody should add this event to their calendars

On Thursday April 16^th, the Morehouse College SGA will be hosting "The Dream Realized: Green Recovery Symposium" from 6-8pm at King Chapel.  The Dream Realized: Green Recovery Symposium is designed to begin a conversation among the Atlanta community about the rapidly growing" green economy" and how it can be leveraged to solve two crises-environmental degradation and the massive loss of local jobs. By hosting this event our goal is to help urban residents and the Atlanta community to act powerfully to usher in a green, just future for the city of Atlanta and its residents.

 

Urban Studies Club 2008-2009

Instead of giving a politican the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

• Doug Larson

Beltline Meetings

Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Workshops 

Over the next month, ABI and MARTA will conduct a series of five public workshops as part of the Environmental Impact Study, with one workshop in each of the BeltLine Study Group areas. The purpose of these meetings will be to fully engage the public in small group discussions focused on getting closer to the preferred alignments for transit and trails, getting the public's views on the preferred type of rail service and technology, to review the concept and features of transit and trails, refine the alternatives under consideration for alignment, station stops, rail service and technology, and to identify key concerns that need to be addressed in the environmental impact analysis.

 
 

EIS Public Workshop dates and locations:

Southwest Study Group : Thursday, April 23, 2009 – 6:30–8:30 PM

Location: West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

 

Urban Studies Club 2008-2009

Instead of giving a politican the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

• Doug Larson