With Centennial Olympic Park, Woodruff Park, seven rail transit stations, traditional city street networks and blocks, new sidewalks and public infrastructure projects, Downtown Atlanta has the start of a sustainable, healthy and livable district. The following map and list show sustainable projects and initiatives:
With Centennial Olympic Park, Woodruff Park, seven rail transit stations, traditional city street networks and blocks, new sidewalks and public infrastructure projects, Downtown Atlanta has the start of a sustainable, healthy and livable district. The following map and list show sustainable projects and initiatives:
This is a continually growing map and list of projects and initiatives. We welcome your additions and suggestions. Please forward information and leads to Jennifer Ball at Central Atlanta Progress at [email protected] and 404-522-3344
Sustainable Initiatives and Projects Transportation Alternatives Southface Energy Institute – headquartered in Downtown Atlanta and promotes sustainable 9 MARTA Rail Stations 20 MARTA Bus Routes homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical 32 Commuter Bus Routes 9 Zip Car (car share) locations assistance. Emory Cliff Shuttle – free to all riders between the Emory Midtown and Clifton Road campuses Sustainable Atlanta - program spearheaded by the City of Atlanta to connect businesses, organizations, institutions and residents to develop solutions and implement action plans to Imagine IT! Children’s Museum “Express’ - fueled by environmentally-friendly bio-diesel fuel address the challenges and opportunities inherent in the relationship between environment, from waste cooking oil supplied by a partnership between Chick-fil-A at Peachtree Center and equity and the economy the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Philips Arena – first professional sports/concert facility in the world to receive LEED-EB LEED Projects Owner Rating System/Level certification Edgewood Offices The Epsten Group, Inc. NC 2.0/Platinum Turner Building Solar Canopy - 100 kw power generation per day Southface Eco Office Southface NC 2.1/Platinum Atlanta Zero Waste Zone - food waste diversion, biofuel and compost generation Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield Inc. CI 2.0/Gold Georgia Power Child Care Georgia Power NC 2.2/Gold Water Recovery – notable efforts by the Georgia World Congress Center and Woodruff Park HOK Office HOK CI 2.0/Gold Emory Midtown Hospital – local food initiative, zero waste zone and composting, waterless Hurt Building Hurt Financial Associates, LLC EB O&M/Gold urinals World of Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola Company NC 2.1/Gold PATH Foundation Trail Connection – plans for Harris Street PATH to connect to Centennial Skanska Office at Ivan Allen Plaza Skanska USA CI 2.0/Gold Olympic Park The Portman Companies CI 2.0/Gold Winter Construction Corporate Office Winter Construction CI 2.0/Gold Atlanta Local Food Initiative – many Downtown restaurant participants Atlanta Downtown Improvement District CI 2.0/Silver Atlanta Public Safety Headquarters City of Atlanta NC 2.2/Silver Streetscape Improvements Balzer Theater at Herren's Theatrical Outfit NC 2.1/Silver Marietta St and Centennial Olympic Park Dr - $6.05 million beautification & safety 191 Peachtree Street Cousins Properties Inc. NC 2.1/Silver enhancement of sidewalks & intersections between Five Points & Centennial Olympic Park Oakland Park A Melaver, Inc / Urban Realty NC 2.2/Silver North Avenue Apartments Georgia Institute of Technology EB 2.0 Simpson St and West Peachtree St - $2.9 million beautification & safety enhancement of Georgia World Congress Center GWCC EB 2.0 sidewalks & intersections between Civic Center MARTA Station & Centennial Olympic Park Drive Emory Crawford Long Hospital Midtown Cousins Properties Inc. NC 2.2 including new traffic signals Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center GSA EB 2.0 Fairlie-Poplar Historic District Phase III - $1.55 million beautification and safety enhancement of Hughes Spalding Redevelopment Children's Healthcare of Atlanta NC 2.2 sidewalks and intersections on Walton and Nassau Streets. Student Center Georgia State University EB 2.0 Piedmont Avenue Enhancements - $1.43 million beautification and safety enhancement of Center for Civil and Human Rights CCHR NC 2.2 sidewalks and intersections between the Georgia State MARTA station and John Wesley Dobbs Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Building GSA NC 2.1 Avenue 180 Peachtree Retail CI 2.0
Decatur Street Enhancements - $1.37 million beautification and safety enhancement of sidewalks between Five Points and Piedmont Ave including a “Road Diet’ and establishment of campus ‘main street’ by Georgia State University Downtown and Midtown Wayfinding Signage System - $3.1 million seamless directional signage system to assist vehicles and pedestrians. Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard - $20 million arterial improvement to redesign, reconstruct and connect the previously discontinuous three streets – Jones Avenue, Simpson Street and Alexander Street – into one improved corridor to facilitate east-west mobility