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WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN News for Central Progress members and Downtown property owners.

Centennial Olympic Park’s Party in the Park Restaurant Week Learn more on page 4 2 Streetcar Economics 6 CAP/ADID Annual Meeting 8 Transportation Vote 12 Design Awards 16 News 19 Streetscape Update Summer 2012 N E W S

Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown : Improvement District, in partnership with the City of Atlanta, aim to leverage the federal and municipal investment in the Atlanta Streetcar by encouraging redevelopment along the route of this new transit line in Economic Impact Downtown Atlanta. A deliberate plan and vision document is in development that will outline a strategy for the desired reinvestment along the corridor. The Atlanta Streetcar Development and Investment Strategy Guide will be a road map to both guide investment in the corridor and proactively The Atlanta Streetcar project encourage its realization. It will include the following elements: is about more than improving • The Streetcar: What it is, when it will be built, how it will operate, etc. • Downtown Context: Qualitative and quantitative information about transportation mobility and access. Downtown to make the case for investment in the Atlanta Streetcar corridor

With more than 80 acres of land and many • Market Demand: A summary of the projected market demand by land use for Downtown and the Atlanta Streetcar corridor and evidence of the buildings and structures within two blocks of economic development impact of streetcar projects in other cities the route considered underutilized, there are Before After significant opportunities for transit-oriented development that will improve the quality of life for residents, employees, visitors, shoppers, and students throughout the corridor and provide economic opportunity for businesses large and small to prosper.

A rendering of a potential building improvement to attract new tenants. • The Plan: A vision plan summary with corridor-long drawings and diagrams along with block-by-block conceptual site plans and accompanying renderings and text narratives for key available sites (see the two images above).

• Implementation Tools: Information about incentives that are available to support the proposed development

Work is underway now by a team of professional planners and designers to complete the guide. It is scheduled to be released during the summer of 2012, so that work can begin immediately to recruit new investment to the Atlanta Streetcar corridor. Special thanks to the Atlanta Regional Commission Livable Centers Initiative and the Urban Land Institute Urban Innovation fund for support of this effort.

From left: Ceasar Mitchell, A.J. Robinson, Mayor Kasim Reed, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Keisha Bottoms, Kwanza Hall, Lamar Willis, Frederick L. Daniels, Dr. Beverly Scott

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Meet the New Neighbors Downtown Dining Boasting more than 300 restaurants, Downtown Atlanta is the hottest spot for connoisseurs and casual diners alike. With a diversity of options, Downtown New Downtown provides something for every budget, for every night and every one! Restaurants & Retailers Agatha’s “A Taste of Mystery” Dinner Theatre • Flowers at the Market, Curb Market, Alma Cocina opened February 2012 Atlanta Grill • American Roadhouse, Pencil Factory Lofts, BLT Steak Atlanta opened March 2012 Café Circa • Charlot’s Creole Café, Mitchell Street opened April 2012 CNN Center Food Court • Le French Quarter Café, , opened May 2012 Der Biergarten • Arepa Mia, opened May 2012 Durango Steak House • Fifth Third Bank, -Pacific building opened June 2012 Glenn’s Kitchen Legal Sea Foods • High Road Craft Ice Cream, Sweet Auburn Curb Market, opened July 2012 Lumen Mall at Food • CVS, Peachtree Center, opened June 2012 Court • Naan Stop Express Indian Cuisine, Broad Street, Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & opening July 2012 Brewery • Big Kahuna Restaurant, SunTrust Plaza, opening 2012 Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria • Ammazza! Neapolitan Pizza, , opening 2012 McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Meehan’s Public House Nikolai’s Roof Restaurant No Mas! Cantina Save the Date Park Bar Paschal’s Restaurant Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week Peasant Bistro July 21-29 Prime Meridian Many of Downtown Atlanta’s finest dining Ray’s In the City establishments take part in this fabulous food event. There are no passes to buy, coupons to ROOM at TWELVE carry or cards to punch. You simply attend the Ruth’s Chris Steak House restaurant of your choice during Downtown Sidebar Atlanta Restaurant Week and select from a STATS special three-course dinner menu, for $25 and $35 per person, plus tip, plus tax. Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View Sway Town Hall Meeting • July 26, White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails Sweet Auburn Curb Market Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint GeorgiaForward Forum September 12-13, The Classic Center, Athens, GA Ted’s Montana Grill Terrace on Peachtree The 2012 Forum will examine how Georgia should orient itself to succeed in today’s global economy and what statewide prosperity should Thrive look like and how to achieve it. Trader Vic’s Downtown Development Day • November 7 Truva

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CENTRAL ATLANTA PROGRESS 2012 Annual Meeting resented by Lanier Parking Solutions, the 2012 Annual Meeting was extremely well-received, and attracted nearly 1,100 attendees to the GWCC’s Sidney Marcus Auditorium. CAP was honored to pay tribute to longtime Downtown champions Bradley Currey, Jr., and Marcia Bansley, this year’s recipients of the Dan Sweat Award and Turner Downtown Community Leadership Award, respectively. Additionally, CAP debuted its “Only In Downtown” video, which highlights some of the most notable attractions, assets and attributes that make Downtown unique.

New 2012 CAP Board Members David Balos, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Marti Blackstock, Parkway Realty Services Egbert Perry, Chairman, CAP Claire Brimmer, Ray’s in the City Cynthia Day, Citizens Trust Bank Walter Dukes, Georgia Power Company Doug Franklin, Cox Media Group Lisa Harris, Turner Properties, Inc. John Haupert, Grady Health System Richard Jones, Portman Holdings Steve Lindsey, AGL Resources Inc. Kelly Loeffler, Eddie Meyers, PNC Financial Services Group Bill Moseley, Lawson & Moseley John O’Neill, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. A.J. Robinson, President CAP/ADID Jeff Portman, AMC Inc. Susan Roe, Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association Ken Smith, Jones Day Robert Sauban, Marcia Bansley, Michael Robison 2012 ADID Board Chair: Craig Jones, Cousins Properties Harry Anderson, The Coca-Cola Company Lisa Borders, The Grady Health Foundation Curley Dossman, Georgia-Pacific Corporation The Honorable Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Council Lisa Harris, Turner Properties (new Board Member) Joe Hindsley, Atlanta Hyatt Regency John C. Portman IV, Portman Holdings (new Board Member) Carl Powell, The Integral Group Egbert Perry, Bradley Currey, Jr., Tally Sweat, A.J. Robinson, Ann Cramer

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RTR Impact (Source: Atlanta Regional Commission) • Collectively, the Atlanta region will benefit from a $9.2 billion savings in fuel and personal time. Transportation Vote • Nearly 200,000 jobs will be supported or created by 2040, with two-thirds Ju ly 31 of them being in high- or mid-paying sectors. The Regional Transportation Referendum for • The average metro commuter spends $924 each year due to traffic business and residents across the region on July 31. congestion. he Transportation Investment Act of 2010 • The 157 projects proposed by the RTR will result in an average decrease in traffic delays of 24 percent percent gives metro Atlanta residents the opportunity to vote on a 1 percent sales tax to fund Don’t Miss July 31- Vote Early! transportation projects throughout the Visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s webpage for an online voter registration metroT area – Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, application or an application for an absentee or early voting ballot. Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties. • July 9: Advanced (Absentee In-Person) Voting begins If approved by metro Atlanta voters, the additional penny [O.C.G.A. §21-2-385 (d)(1)] resulting from this Regional Transportation Referendum • July 21: Saturday Voting [§21-2-385 (d)(1)] (RTR) will raise $8.5 billion over a 10-year period. Getting the Word Out Eighty-five percent of this amount, or $6.14 billion, will fund specific interstate highway improvements, state roadways, transit, sidewalks, bike facilities, as well Engage your colleagues, partner organizations, and personal networks in as other projects. The remaining 15 percent of the proceeds, $1.08 billion, will planning to vote on July 31st. With just weeks to go, here are a few easy steps be allocated to every city and county in the region for local projects identified you can take to maximize participation among your employees and others by these governments. All funds raised within the Atlanta region will stay in you interact with. the region and can only be used to implement transportation projects. Send an Outlook calendar invitation to everyone On July 31 the voters of metro Atlanta will decide whether this funding will in your office—Subject “Vote Today: Regional Transportation be approved for the list of metro Atlanta transportation projects. A number Referendum” for the morning of July 31. In the body of the calendar of significant projects have been proposed for the Downtown community invitation, you can use this link to provide them an overview of the and within the City of Atlanta. With weeks remaining, CAP/ADID encourages referendum and direct them to www. metro citizens to learn more about the choices presented and to decide transformmetroatlanta.com. Consider whether to approve a penny sales tax to support these projects. The Regional giving your employees an hour or Know the facts. Transportation Referendum on July 31 is one possible solution to reduce two off to vote. Learn about the projects around the Atlanta’s congestion, create jobs and improve our quality of life. Learn more region and in your TR by visiting www.transformmetroatlanta.com. Have a letter or email ANSFORM community. >> METRO ATLA sent to everyone NTA on your staff and What is the Regional Highlights of the projects: Transportation Referendum? Downtown Projects any other people in your 157 transportation projects On July 31, 2012, residents across 57 miles of new rail and bus rapid transit • Three Downtown viaduct replacements: Pryor Street, Central Avenue and network about why it’s important the 10-county Atlanta Region have the opportunity to vote on a regional 165 miles of new/improved roads Courtland Street to vote on July 31. Also post notices referendum that, if approved will Interstate interchange repairs fund $8.5 billion in specific throughout your office in common 200,000 jobs created & supported • Traffic and pedestrian improvements within key corridors: , transportation improvements. areas. This is one potential solution to ease $9.2 billion saved in wasted time & fuel Edgewood Avenue, Auburn Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. , Spring congestion and give Atlantans more 24% better traffic flow on Street, Memorial Drive, and North Avenue, among others Every chance you options for getting around. improved roads get, speak to Scan with your 1.2 million pounds less tailpipe • Atlanta BeltLine and Atlanta Streetcar Transit and Trails projects in the smartphone pollution daily leaders of other for more Northeast and Southwest BeltLine corridors with connections into information. 72,000 cars taken off the road Downtown and Midtown MARTA stations (approx. 10 miles) companies in your professional network in metro Find out more at • Corridor improvements on Piedmont Avenue Atlanta. Ask if they also have a www.TransformMetroAtlanta.com • MARTA “State of Good Repair” rehabilitation projects and system plan of engagement for their upgrades employees. Share these ideas and others you have with them for getting out to vote.

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Atlanta Better Buildings Challange 55 Allen Plaza

he Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Technology Square Research Building (“Atlanta BBC”) is a nation-leading Centennial Research Building public-private initiative to reduce Embassy Suites Centennial Olympic energy and water consumption 20 Park percentT by 2020 across participating buildings in Atlanta, with a primary focus on a 400-block Hartsfield Jackson International Airport area in the city’s Downtown Improvement AmericasMart District. The Better Buildings Challenge was initially launched in 2011 at the Clinton Global CNN Center/Omni Hotel Initiative as one of the inaugural projects of Epsten Group Campus - The Edge President Obama’s and the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative. GSA Summit Building Atlanta is one of more than 30 cities competing in the program, including Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Houston and Washington, DC. Morehouse School of Medicine Hugh Gloster Building Central Atlanta Progress, in partnership with the City of Atlanta and many other local organizations, is leading the way to energy and water efficiency with this exciting program. More than 35 million square feet of building space is committed to the program and the numbers continue to grow. Georgia World Congress Center The program offers many incentives to property owners including free energy audits, education and training programs and innovative project financing Georgia Dome opportunities. The energy audit identifies various energy conservation Philips Arena measures that buildings can implement to reach their efficiency goals. These Spelman College Science Building range from operational changes to capital improvements. The education and training programs provide information on the latest innovations and Fulton County Government Center technologies in energy efficiency as well as technical training for facility Fulton County Central Library owners and staff. Finally, the Atlanta BBC team is working to identify existing resources for project financing and funding, as well as create new market Luckie Street Properties opportunities. Georgia Power A recent “Meet Your Match” event held at the offered Georgia Tech Allen Lamar Sustainable building owners the opportunity to meet industry professionals to assist in Education Building identifying solutions and best practices for meeting the goals of the Atlanta - 1 Better Buildings Challenge. ATLANTA BBC Georgia Pacific Center Current Participants: 330 Marietta Street Coca-Cola North Avenue Tower Centennial Tower 100 Peachtree Street Centennial Park West 260/270 Peachtree Clark Atlanta University - Sage Bacote Hall Peachtree Center Grady Memorial Hospital SunTrust Plaza & Garden Offices St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Above, clockwise from top left: Fulton County Government Center, 260/270 Hyatt Regency Atlanta Peachtree and Centennial Research Building. Opposite page, from top to Emory Midtown bottom: Embassy Suites , Ten Peachtree Place, 330 Marietta Street and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

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ADDEA Award Winners n partnership with CAP, Atlanta Magazine Editor Steve Fennessey • Community/Residential: ’s AT&T presented the Atlanta Downtown Design Excellence Awards at “Dolphin Tales” Gallery Downtown Development Day last November. The ADDEA is • Hotel: Hyatt Regency Atlanta presented annually, and recognizes newly-created and renovated • Office: Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building DowntownI spaces that demonstrate excellence in design in four categories. • Restaurant/Bar: Sister Louisa’s Church of the The 2011 ADDEA winners include: Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium

Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building Sister Louisa’s Church Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Georgia Aquarium

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Fresh off of the success of 2011’s Elevate: Art Above City Underground exhibition, the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Public Art Program presents City Bloc Bloc, an initiative seeking to answer a need voiced by the art community for more marketing support of temporary art projects in Downtown Atlanta. Through City Bloc, artists, collaboratives and arts organizations will be encouraged to look to Downtown Atlanta as a place to exhibit and perform their works within the month of October.

KISS ME! I’M IRISH! St. Patrick’s Day Parade This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade – found only Earth Day Cleanup in Downtown Atlanta n April 24, Central Atlanta Progress teamed up with the – featured a 60-foot City of Atlanta, Sustainable Atlanta and the Environmental Kermit the Frog balloon, Protection Agency for a celebration of Downtown community the world’s largest Irish involvement. The first-ever Downtown Atlanta Earth Day Cleanup flag and 4,000 dancers, Challenge brought together individuals, organizations, schools, federal, musicians and Irish state and city agencies and community groups with a goal to get out and enthusiasts. Woodruff clean up the city center. The volunteers tackled a host of beautification Park even got into the projects including litter pickup, tree planting, landscaping and more, and spirit, with fountains ended the day with a celebratory rally in Centennial Olympic Park. flowing with green water!

Party in the Park n May, Centennial Olympic Park made a splash with Party in the Park, a new one-day concert that brought thousands to Downtown Atlanta. With a goal of encouraging the community to support live entertainment in Downtown, Party in the Park featured performances from headliner The Flaming Lips, as well as Young the Giant, AWOLNATION, Dawes and Ponderosa.

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Woodruff Park News

Portman Film Premieres on GPB

On May 23, 2012, Georgia Public Broadcasting premiered the acclaimed documentary, “John Portman: A Life of Building.” The film, directed by two-time Emmy-winning producer Ben Loeterman, chronicles the career of acclaimed ummer of 2012 brings new Atlanta architect John Portman. Above, Jarel Portman, Loeterman, Mickey developments to Woodruff Steinberg and Bruce Burkhardt conduct a Q&A session after the premiere. Park, including fresh new Bermuda grass, a repaired irrigation system for the entire park, new tables and chairs, and a new playground. The award-winning ATL playground was designed by Jeff Santos, the winner of an international Civic Center Redevelopment design competition, and was produced by Landscape Structures Inc. Through On behalf of the City of Atlanta, CAP/ ADID recently contracted with generousS support from Bank of America, the playground will be installed in a consulting team headed by HR&A to analyze both the operations and July and will be located on the northwest corner of the main park area, near functionality of the Boisfeuillet Jones and its related Peachtree Street. facilities as a profitable business venture for the City and/or a possible redevelopment opportunity for the area. Preliminary findings indicate that Zumba is ongoing on Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. near the Water Wall the Civic Center could successfully contribute to the television and film Fountain, while larger-scale events are being scheduled, such as the German industry with its continued use as a sound stage. The 100,000 square foot Bierfest in August. Suggestions or requests for programming should be directed Exhibit Hall is currently being used to film a television show and has been to Cooper Holland, [email protected], or (404) 658-5980. seen in such movies as Joyful Noise and The Three Stooges. A final set of The Woodruff Park Planter recommendations for the Civic Center with an outline of next steps will be Program has been expanded available from the consulting team in early June. with the new spring planting already in place, which is further complemented by the expanded landscape projects in the park. Tune in to This summer, Woodruff Park’s two CAP’s ‘Only in main fountains will be closed for Downtown’ Video a short period of time to allow Downtown Atlanta is home to for the repair of an underground some of the city’s most unique water leak near the fountain venues, restaurants and attractions. Be sure to check out our special “Only areas. It is anticipated that the In Downtown” video, which highlights all of the things that make the fountains will only be turned off for city center someplace special. View the video on CAP/ADID’s YouTube approximately a month or shorter. channel, www.youtube.com/atlantadowntown.

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APD Names Zone 5 Commander ajor Wayne Whitmire began his career with the Atlanta Police Department in 1990. After graduating from the Atlanta Police Academy he was assigned to Zone 3, where he served until 1995, when he was appointed as an Investigator/Detective and assigned toM the Narcotics Unit. In 1997 he was named Law Enforcement Officer of the month by Airtouch/ Verizon cellular for leading an investigation that led to arrest and the dismantling of the largest phone cloning operation in the Southeastern . In 1999 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where he served as a Supervisor in Narcotics Unit, Commander of the Intelligence/Organized Crime Unit, and in Field Operations Zone 6. In 2004 he was named “Supervisor of the Year” by the Atlanta Police Department. In 2010 the Atlanta Police Department reinstated the rank of Captain and he is Marietta/Centennial Olympic one of the eight initial Lieutenants appointed to the new rank. On November Park Drive Streetscape Wraps Up 11, 2010, he was appointed to the rank of Major and assigned to the Airport. In March 2012 he was appointed Zone 5 Commander. Major Whitmire’s owntown’s signature strategy is to continue the Atlanta Police Department’s values of “Dedication, streetscape project is Professionalism, and Integrity,” while expanding the focus of balancing customer complete! The project installed service and security at the busiest airport in the world. new street lights, in-ground plantersD with decorative fencing, above ground planters, trees and lush landscaping along Marietta Street between Park Avenue West and Peachtree Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive between Marietta Street and Luckie Street. The project also installed new ADA-Compliant sidewalks and ramps and repaved and restriped Marietta Street. This soon to be complete improvement project serves as an ideal corridor to connect Centennial Olympic Park to Underground Atlanta and the Five Points area.

Planters Added on Peachtree

Public Safety Update Crime continues to decrease in Downtown, much of which can be Peachtree Street between Andrew attributed to the diligent enforcement efforts of the Atlanta Police Young International Boulevard and John Department, as well as the many partnerships they foster with other Portman Boulevard is under construction! public safety agencies and the private sector. Downtown continues to This block will receive new in-ground see improvement in larcenies from auto as a result of the Clean Car and above ground planters with lush landscaping and protective Campaign. fencing to create a fresh and safe pedestrian environment. Construction will be complete in July.

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TRANSFORM >> METRO ATLANTA

On July 31, 2012, voters across the Atlanta Region have the opportunity to vote on a regional referendum that, if approved, will fund $8.5 billion in specific transportation improvements. Find out more at www. TransformMetroAtlanta.com