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BEST NEWSLETTER IFEA Fall 2008 2008 WWHAT’SHAT’S see page 11 UUPP DOWNTOWN

Mayor Shirley Franklin launches the City’s panhandling prevention Inside campaign with City Council members, APD and Downtown leaders. This Issue

Offi ce Market Update ...... 2 Luckie Marietta Development Offers Commercial Helipad ...... 3 What’s New in the Downtown Dining District...... 4 Downtown Crime Stats Continue to Improve ...... 5 TMA Initiatives To Help Commuters Save Money ...... 6 Why Does the Children’s Museum Eco-Bus Smell Like Chick-fi l-A? ...... 7 From our President CAP Unveils “Give Change n this issue, we’ll bring you up to the magnetic effect it has had, drawing That Counts” Panhandling date on the important things driving thousands of diners to Downtown. Prevention Effort ...... 8 Downtown’s growth. From vending to • Meet Downtown’s new top cop, Major capital projects, panhandling prevention Khirus Williams, now the APD Zone Five King Tut To Visit to political campaigns, commercial Commander. Civic Center ...... 8 Igrowth to a change in our transportation • Find out about our upcoming Downtown Downtown Special habits, if it’s good for Downtown, that’s where Development Day and what it offers we’ve been focused. to economic development in our Events ...... 9 neighborhood. Our three top stories are the recently rolled • Learn the latest on TADs and new projects out panhandling prevention strategy, the 13-1 being driven by that growth incentive. Restaurant Week ...... 10 triumph of new vending legislation at City • Catch up on a host of other programs and Council, and the overwhelming approval of projects. Wednesdays In Woodruff the long-term Master Plan. Fall Season ...... 11 Sit back, relax, and enjoy this inside view of Also in this issue: Atlanta’s fastest moving market – Downtown. City Council Approves • Get briefed on our new website design, TAD Funding for Civil and which makes it easier to fi nd what you need to know online. Human Rights Center ..12 • Dig into the spectacular results of Downtown’s Restaurant Week and A.J. Robinson, President Cushman & Wakefi eld lobby at 55 Allen Plaza Development Day – Nov. 6 Exploring initiatives and opportunities The 2008 Downtown Development Day is Thursday, Nov. 6, at the . In 2007 the event sold out in advance, with close to 500 industry leaders in attendance. We anticipate an even better program and a bigger this year with experts exploring the different facets of the real estate industry as it impacts Downtown. The program includes: ‘08 DOWNTOWN Development Day ATL Offi ce Market Update • The offi cial launch of Conditions favorable, outlook positive the Downtown Dining District ver the last year, the Downtown submarket delivered one new offi ce initiative building – the 349,010-square-foot 55 Allen Plaza – adding to the 17 million • Breakout sessions with topics such as Osquare feet of existing offi ce space. By mid-year 2008, Downtown had Learn from the Experts, Downtown absorbed 121,860 square feet, increasing the overall occupancy to 83.26 percent. Attraction & Tourism Industry, and While absorption is down in other urban submarkets this quarter, Downtown is the Green Line Plan experiencing positive absorption and is among the top fi ve of all Atlanta submarkets. • Downtown Development Expo The outlook for the Downtown offi ce market for the rest of the year is favorable. Winners of the Atlanta Downtown We can expect absorption to be positive as several large users are in play, newer Design Excellence award will be offi ce buildings continue to fi ll up, and no new deliveries are scheduled for the remainder of 2008. We also expect rental rates to increase. announced at the event. Awards will be given for the best design of With gasoline prices and traffi c congestion as they are, a number of companies restaurant/bar, offi ce, residential, hotel, are considering an urban location where public transportation is readily available. and institutional spaces throughout Downtown is in a great position, given its pedestrian-friendly environment, Downtown. For more information concentration of business, government and entertainment facilities, and favorable about the event and the awards visit economics. www.atlantadowntown.com. Atlanta New Century School A state-of-the-art learning environment for elementary students he Atlanta New Century School universities, libraries, and educational population and (ANCS) has relocated to a resources of Downtown Atlanta. have a full- new, permanent home at 120 The new site on Ralph McGill between day academic Ralph McGill Blvd., across from Piedmont and Courtland provides a program that theT Civic Center and the Power state-of-the-art learning environment for begins at age building. This move is a major step for elementary students. It also enables the 3,” said Angela Downtown Atlanta’s premier independent school to expand its classroom capacity Edmond, president of ANCS. “With school. The completely renovated facility to meet the growing demand by in-town open enrollment, we’re providing many allows for more programs and is crucial residents for a high-performing, intown professionals and families moving into the to upholding the school philosophy that private elementary school. city a high-quality, global education for their the classrooms encompass the museums, “We’re increasing our student children.”

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Luckie Marietta District 180 Peachtree The former Macy’s/Davison’s department store has Something for all tastes – and a new Helipad been purchased by 180 Peachtree Retail Group, a Luckie Marietta delivers the city experience Atlantans partnership of Atlanta investors. The group plans deserve, helping to revitalize in-town leisure with to bring shops and restaurants back to the historic easy, accessible offerings to fi t all tastes. Legacy site. Property Group continues to expand the $200 In July, the group closed on its purchase of the lower million, six-acre development that encompasses three fl oors of the building, some 185,000 gross three blocks of Atlanta’s most preferred destinations square feet. The previous owner was Peachtree including 300 Marietta St., 275 Baker St., 250 Park Ave. Carnegie LLC. The upper fi ve fl oors, still owned by and 267 Marietta St. The innovative mixed-use district draws Peachtree Carnegie, were converted to offi ce space an astounding 14 million visitors a year and continues to fl ourish in several years ago and will retain that use for the the midst of an exciting Downtown Atlanta revival. foreseeable future. The latest stage of the Luckie Marietta development is the Hilton The 180 Peachtree Retail Group plans to convert Garden Inn, which opened in March 2008. A modern mid-rise the ornate, historic department store into a lively building with a unique contemporary feel, the hotel features: multi-tenant retail complex to serve the growing • The fi rst functioning commercial Helipad in Downtown Atlanta offi ce, residential, convention and tourist populations • An aquatic art gallery on each fl oor Downtown. The partnership has hired Cushman & • Legal Sea Foods, a 9,000-square-foot, award-winning Boston Wakefi eld, a national retail broker, to identify and sign seafood restaurant and bar tenants for the space.

Museum of Patriotism to Open Downtown This Fall

The National Museum of Patriotism will Georgia , CNN Center, the • The Hall of Patriots soon be added to the impressive roster New World of Coca-Cola, Centennial • The Founding Fathers of attractions already surrounding Olympic Park and the future Center for • The Tuskegee Airmen . The news Civil and Human Rights. The signature exhibit is the Hall of was announced by the museum in Visitors to this interactive museum will Patriots, featuring Congressional Medal conjunction with Legacy Property experience such exhibits as: of Honor recipients, Congressional Group and Richard Bowers & Co. • One America (a salute to the heroes Gold Medal recipients, Carnegie Medal The museum will occupy space at 275 of 9/11) recipients and Medal of Freedom Baker St. and will complement other • The Symbols of America recipients. Downtown destinations that include the • The Immigrant Experience

A new market just opened in the This new addition to Downtown Marketplace at Museum Tower Condominium building retail has both outdoor and indoor on Centennial Olympic Park Drive. seating. It serves the residents of Centennial Open The market combines a convenience the condominiums above as well as store with an ample selection of tourists visiting the World of Coca- for Business groceries, a sandwich counter, coffee, Cola and the across and an upstairs bar and lounge with a the street. loft-like feel.

WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COM 3 New Downtown restaurants serving selections to suit every palate n astounding 30 new restaurants Il Mulino were added in 2008 to the This famed Greenwich Village restaurant makes Downtown Dining District, which its fi rst Atlanta outpost in the One Ninety One now boasts more than 300 dining Peachtree Tower this fall. Voted the number one Aestablishments. Restaurants range from elegant Italian restaurant in New York by Zagat’s for the to casual, local to national, and vegetarian to last two decades, it is sure to impress with its steakhouse. The newest restaurants include: fresh Old World cuisine.

Legal Sea Foods Straight from New England, Atlanta’s fi rst Legal Sea Foods serves fresh seafood that is fl own in daily, as well as award-winning clam chowder. The restaurant is in the Hilton Garden Inn.

Dogwood Located at The Reynolds on Peachtree, Dogwood fuses elegance and sophistication in its Southern cuisine. Everyone’s talking about the grits bar, where you can add low country shrimp, Noni’s Bar and Deli fried oysters, and ham and pimento cheese. Named after the owner’s grandmother, Noni’s makes you feel at home with its cozy dining room decorated with family pictures. Homemade mozzarella and tagliatelle, as well as a lively late-night scene, make for a worthy addition to the many dining options along Edgewood.

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Atlanta Downtown Improvment District News Crime Statistics and Police experienced to take on the challenges Presence presented by Zone 5. We are very LIGHT POLE happy to have him and expect you Crime stats continue to will meet him soon, as he frequently PAINTING show improvement in attends community meetings to meet his Downtown, with overall constituents and hear their needs. crime signifi cantly down, even in larcenies from autos. Broad Street Clean Up Broad Street property owners (from The increased police presence Walton Street to Peachtree Street) and along Peachtree Street and the surrounding ADID have made a concerted effort areas is strategic. Major Khirus Williams, to improve the appearance of Broad Zone 5 commander, has positioned beat Street. Collectively, they have performed offi cers every three blocks on Peachtree a general cleanup to the street in Street from 17th Street to Memorial Drive, both hardscape and landscape. This is allowing offi cers the latitude to patrol several particularly evident if you dine on Broad blocks east and west of Peachtree Street as Street during SunTrust Lunch on Broad necessary. This is producing great results, both on Fridays. in the perception and reduction of crime.

Meet Khirus Williams New Ambassador Force Offi ce New Zone 5 commander Major The Ambassador Force is planning a Khirus Williams is a 25-year permanent move to 13 Edgewood veteran of the Atlanta Police Ave. in October. This move will Department. He has served Light pole painting continues facilitate their ongoing support of the in numerous positions and Downtown by the ADID, and will be Downtown community. comes to us very prepared and ongoing for the next few months. This project also includes painting Khirus furniture.

SunTrust Lunch on Broad The seventh annual SunTrust Lunch on Broad hit the street to resounding success again this year. With additional support from Kiss 104.1, 97.1 The River, Duo Condominiums and Honda Generators, the event brought more than 1,000 participants each Friday from May-September to enjoy live music under the shady trees of Broad Street. The event, produced by Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., and the Atlanta Downtown Development District, will return in May 2009.

WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COM 5 Downtown Accessibility Save Gas – There’s no place like Downtown for getting around owntown Atlanta is one of the most accessible, commuter-friendly areas in the Save Money city. No other location within Atlanta provides comparable transportation options. With record-high fuel prices and an DHere’s why: ever-increasing awareness of the need Downtown Atlanta offers: for greener living, the Downtown • More than a dozen on and off ramps linking Downtown to the three connecting Transportation Management interstates – I-20, I-85 and I-75. Association (TMA) is helping more • Nine MARTA rail stations and more local and express bus service than any other commuters than ever to deal with Atlanta-area location. The is the only rail-to-rail transfer station in the congestion and fi nd cost-effective metro area that connects the east-west lines to the north-south lines. It is used by an solutions for their commute challenges. average 25,000 commuters daily. The results are adding up: • Hartsfi eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, is only a short • Between April 1 and Aug. 31 MARTA ride from Downtown, or a 15-minute drive. participation in the discounted, • Pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and short block lengths make walking easy and convenient. monthly transit pass program The growing population of residents, workers, students and visitors within Downtown’s increased 9.5 percent; four square miles makes it 60 percent higher in density than the city as a whole. • During that same time, on average, • Vehicular wayfi nding signs and pedestrian-scaled kiosks provide visitors with information daily participation in the Downtown to help them comfortably access area destinations, attractions, parks, historic sites and TMA’s Commuter Rewards and venues using convenient routes. Plus the Ambassador Force and offi cer patrols assist with other incentive programs increased information, hospitality, escorts and public safety. 66.4 percent. More than 8,000 • Large corporate vanpool programs in addition to local commuter vanpools run to and individuals benefi t each month from from Downtown each day. TMA incentives and programs; • The Downtown Atlanta Interactive Parking Guide, www.atlantadowntown.com, provides • The Downtown TMA has welcomed helpful information about Downtown’s 95,000 parking spaces. Enhanced features make 17 new clients since April 1; and searching for parking lots, garages and bicycle racks easy. • Since the fi rst of the year, TMA • Incentive programs for Downtown employees who do not drive alone encourage clean programs have directly resulted in commuting, which translates into less congestion on Downtown streets and better air the elimination of more than 5.81 quality. million vehicle miles traveled – • Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing service, is now in the Atlanta market. You saving money and fuel, and reducing can reserve Zipcars within Atlanta by the hour or day. More than 12 vehicles are harmful pollution. conveniently located Downtown.

New Vanpool

Commuting from Peachtree City just got easier for a group of Downtown commuters. During the month of July the Downtown TMA, in partnership with Midtown Transportation Solutions, fi nalized the formation of a new vanpool coming from Peachtree City to Downtown and Midtown locations. With combined staff effort the vanpool hit the road in July. To learn more about vanpools and ride- matching assistance, contact Lynn Lopes, 404-658-1877.

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“Imagine It” Express Eco-Bus Brightly colored…smells like French fries…safely transports children

ith school now in session Connected Communities. Access It! is museum for those who otherwise do not in most areas of Atlanta, a subsidized admissions program that have access to reliable, safe and affordable school buses are once provides complimentary admission for transportation. “This is our innovative again a common sight on disadvantaged children and their adult approach to addressing the barriers we Wlocal streets and highways. In Downtown caregivers. Connected Learning...Connected hear about from educators and members Atlanta, there’s a new bus to watch for: Communities, which was successfully of the community,” says Jane Turner, Imagine Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of piloted this past year, works with individual It! executive director. Atlanta’s eco-friendly bus known as the neighborhoods to address the social, cultural Since the launch of the Imagine It! Express “Imagine It! Express.” and emotional barriers that stand between last winter, the museum has received great many families and access to the museum. The bus, which smells like French fries when accolades for its innovation, including a it is in use, is fueled by environmentally The Imagine It! Express helps to eliminate feature on WSB-TV as a Going Green friendly bio-diesel fuel produced from the transportation barrier that groups champion. waste cooking oil supplied by Chick-fi l-A often face, offering a way to get to the at . The oil is converted to useful bio-diesel fuel in partnership with Refuel Biodiesel, a program of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The bus is part of Imagine It!’s community outreach program, which includes initiatives such as Access It! and Connected Learning…

Meet Your Match at Maxim Prime In August, Downtown commuters joined the Downtown TMA for its second 2008 Meet Your Match mixer. Hosted by Maxim Prime, in partnership with the TMA, the evening had much to offer: a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, plus information about ridesharing, transit options, Zipcar car-sharing, and free incentives available through the TMA. Complimentary light appetizers and a prize drawing were a hit among savvy commuters who attended.

WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COM 7 See King Tut at the Upcoming Holiday Events Tutankhamun the Golden King and the Great Pharaohs exhibition will make its North American debut in Atlanta The Nut Croaker Ballet: Nov. 15. The content spans 2,000 years of Egyptian history Murder on Your Toes dating back to the fi fth dynasty. More than 130 objects Agatha’s – A Taste of Mystery Theater showcase the lives and splendor of many of the Egyptian Nov. 6-Jan. 14 pharaohs and depicts how life – and art – evolved over Downtown in Lights generations and under various rulers. Woodruff Park The exhibition features 50 objects from the tomb of Nov. 15-Jan. 4 Tutankhamun, including the gold sandals that adorned the mummy’s feet and a beautifully adorned canopic jar that Holidays in Lights & mummifi ed his internal organs. For more information: Ice Skating Rink www.kingtut.org. Centennial Olympic Park Nov. 15-Jan. 4 Turner First Thursdays Artswalk Panhandling Prevention Dec. 4 It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Strategy Launched Radio Play A three-tiered strategy Theatrical Outfi t to address panhandling Dec. 3-21 throughout the city, and especially in Downtown, A Christmas Carol was launched in The New American September by the Mayor’s Dec. 4-21 Offi ce, the Atlanta Police Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker Department, other public- certifi ed law enforcement jurisdictions Dec. 5-28 and with the full participation of the private sector. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta According to Greg Giornelli, City of Atlanta Chief Operating Offi cer, the Christmas Parade strategy evolved from a public safety report recently completed by Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and from Downtown Atlanta rounds of meetings with city personnel, APD, private business owners and Dec. 6 hospitality offi cials. Gala Holiday Family Concert The strategy calls for: School of Music • Enhanced enforcement/interaction/intervention – at the public level (APD Rialto Center for the Arts and other sworn police jurisdictions) and private level (private business Dec. 6-7 security, hired off-duty police and the Downtown Ambassador Force). Captain Planet’s Xmas Party to • Education/supply-demand management – urging visitors, conventioneers, Save the Planet residents, students, and employees, through tailored information campaigns, The Tabernacle that giving to panhandlers is counter productive; and informing panhandlers of Dec. 12 the existing ordinance that makes it against the law to verbally solicit money in the “Downtown Tourist Triangle” and after dark throughout the city. Chick-fi l-A Bowl • Directed giving/homeless services – coordinating convenient avenues where Georgia Dome those who wish to give can do so effi ciently along with directions to services Dec. 31 providers who can assist those in need. Drop Special “giving meters” are also available to deposit change you might ordinarily give directly to a panhandler. It’s a better way to help all. All proceeds will be Dec. 31 given to agencies that provide comprehensive services to those who are truly in need.

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The AJC fi nish

Atlanta Pride Festival

Peachtree TV’s Screen on the Green

Atlanta Jazz Festival

WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COM 9 Turner First Thursdays Turner First Thursdays Artswalk is a free, self-guided tour of the many art venues in Downtown Atlanta – commercial art galleries, museums and artists studios are represented. The artswalk is held on the fi rst Thursday of every month, 5-8 p.m. Featured participants in Turner First Thursdays have committed to host open exhibits every fi rst Thursday evening throughout 2008. These galleries are: • The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Art Gallery • Arts for All Gallery at VSA Arts of Georgia • Paige Harvey Art Studio • The • The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University • Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University Turner First Thursdays is presented by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., with generous support from the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District. Alternative Work Arrangements Downtown employers can receive Downtown Atlanta free consulting services on the development of alternative work Restaurant Week arrangement programs through the Rough economic times didn’t stop Atlantans from Downtown TMA. In partnership with the falling in “love at fi rst bite” during Downtown Clean Air Campaign, the DowntownTMA Atlanta Restaurant Week in July. More than 34,000 provides a nationally recognized consultant diners made it a night out on the town and to give free consultations to companies enjoyed the $25 three-course meals at 27 fantastic interested in the Alternative Work Downtown restaurants, including Café Circa, City Arrangements programs. Grill, Maxim Prime, Peasant Bistro and STATS. AWA programs include telework, While dining on delicious appetizers, entrées and compressed work weeks, and fl exible work desserts, DARW participants schedules. They help employees reduce also got the chance to sip on commute time and related costs, relieve the week’s signature cocktail stress, and improve productivity and job – the Sapphire Collins, satisfaction. specially crafted by Bombay Sapphire and expertly mixed at all the restaurants. Karen Bremer, owner Save the Date: of Great Hospitality Restaurants, says, “Since Annual Meeting its start in 2002, I have always loved participating The 2009 CAP/ADID Annual Meeting in Downtown Atlanta will be Thursday, March 26, in the Thomas Restaurant Week. The traffi c Murphy Ballroom, Georgia World increases at all of the fi ne No Mas! Cantina in Castleberry Hill Congress Center. Join us for an update on restaurants, including Dailey’s Downtown Atlanta, the ideal location to and City Grill, and everyone from the servers to the diners enjoy the energy that live, work, and play. comes along with Downtown’s best dining week of the year.”

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Wednesdays in Woodruff – Georgia State Fall Season Wednesdays University Walking noon - 1 pm Wednesdays in Woodruff Tours Available as Park returned in September Podcasts with a stunning lineup to stir your senses. Through the Created by University Educational last Wednesday in October musicians will Technology Services perform rock, bluegrass, soul and blues from noon to 1 p.m. in Woodruff Park. The tours are available in three formats: Downtown offi ce workers can enjoy a break during lunch while listening to music in 1. The enhanced podcast version contains the park and taking in the cooler fall temperatures. The programming is a partnership images to help you fi nd your way and of Central Atlanta Progress, the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition and the identify points of interest along the tour Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Offi ce of Cultural Affairs. route. Use this version if you have an iPod that can display album art. Wednesdays in Woodruff Lineup 2. The video version also contains visuals September October to help you fi nd your way and identify Sept. 3 Matthew Kahler Oct. 1 Nick Longo points of interest. Use this version if you Sept. 10 Georgia Fire Flies Oct. 8 The Barrow Boys have a video-enabled portable device that Sept. 17 Kate Morrissey Oct. 15 Corduroy Road cannot play an enhanced podcast. Sept. 24 Joe McGuinness Oct. 22 Hurricane Wilson Oct. 29 Larry Griffi th 3. The MP3 version is an audio-only tour. Important: download, print and bring along the brochure with this version before beginning the tour. Available online Woodruff Park at www2.gsu.edu/~wwwtou/ Master Plan Update Georgia State University Campus The Atlanta City Council approved the Woodruff Tour covers 16 points of interest on Park Master Plan that calls for exciting new long-term Georgia State University’s campus and takes changes and additions. Park amenities could include you on a circular route through the central a fast food restaurant, new lighting, and a possible area of Downtown Atlanta. sit-down restaurant, as well as other infrastructure enhancements that are in the plan. In all, long-term projections call for $3.5 million in Centennial Olympic Park Tour enhancements. Look for a lot of activity, more programming, and more facilities to allow familiarizes you with many sites in and everyone to better enjoy Woodruff Park. More details to come. around Centennial Olympic Park. It takes you on a circular route through the 21-acre park and covers 10 points of interest within CAP Marketing the park grounds. Earns Three Golds and a Bronze SPORTS Central Atlanta Progress earned top As the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta honors at the International Festival and Events Association (IFEA) 2008 Dream fi nish the 2008 season, Conference. IFEA awarded CAP withh the Atlanta Falcons, Hawks, and three gold IFEA/Haas & Wikerson Thrashers begin. Pinnacle Awards for best newsletter, Atlanta Falcons Began Sept. 7 best annual report and best electronicc newsletter. Additionally, the CAP Atlanta Thrashers Begin Oct. 10 Z-card map was awarded a bronze Begin Oct. 29 Pinnacle award.

WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COMWWW 11 Woodruff Park City Council Approves TAD Reading Room Funding for Center for Civil The Woodruff Park Reading Room is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. each weekday until the and Human Rights end of October, weather permitting. The The Atlanta City Council has approved a bond issue that will Reading Room is an outdoor oasis on the provide up to $40 million in funding for the Center for Civil and corner of Peachtree Street and Auburn Human Rights, which is scheduled to break ground in 2009. The Avenue, in the north end of Woodruff funding is part of the Westside Tax Allocation District (TAD) Park. Patrons eat lunch in the shade while program for public purpose projects and represents approximately reading through the latest periodicals and 32 percent of the center’s $125 million project budget. novels for free. Stop by and say hello to Robert, our Reading Room manager. The Center for Civil and Human Rights will commemorate the landmark contributions of Atlantans and Georgians in Downtown Site the historic struggle for African-American freedom and Unveiled for Center equality as well as present the continuing story of human rights efforts around the world. The Center for Civil and Human Rights will be During its fi rst 10 years in operation, the center is built on land donated by projected to generate $1.3 billion in economic impact for the Coca-Cola Company Atlanta and an estimated $50 million in tax revenue for at , the city and the state. It is expected to: adjacent to the World • Attract about 800,000 visitors during its fi rst year; and of Coca-Cola and the • Create 1,150 sustainable jobs, on top of 1,550 Georgia Aquarium. temporary construction and supporting jobs generated Atlanta Mayor Shirley during two years of construction. Franklin made the The 100,000-square-foot facility will be LEED certifi ed announcement with and feature exhibition, meeting, performance, dining, and Coca-Cola Company retail space. It will provide a place for ongoing dialogue Chairman Neville Isdell and study and serve as the exhibition site of the Martin and CCHR Executive Luther King, Jr. Papers, owned by . For Director Doug Shipman more information, visit www.cchrpartnership.org. in a ceremony at the site.

Council OKs Vending Legislation The Atlanta City Council recently approved new vending legislation that allows the City to contract with General Growth Properties, a well-known national fi rm, to manage the City’s vending program. This will allow for new, attractive vending outlets, a broader more enticing product mix, vendor training, as well as fi nancial assistance to vendors provided through the Atlanta Development Authority.

New CAP/ADID Website This fall, CAP/ADID will launch a newly designed website with a great new look and improved navigation. The amount of information posted at www.atlantadowntown. com has steadily increased since the website fi rst launched in 2003. 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 110 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 The new design will make it easier for users to quickly fi nd the information 404-658-1877 they are looking for and electronically access a variety of services, including an [email protected] interactive parking guide, newsletter signup and document library. The updated site www.atlantadowntown.com will deliver information in a clearer and cleaner format, making it more inviting and friendlier to use.

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