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As we embark on the public engagement journey for Atlanta’s Comprehensive Development Plan, there’s something that’s been on my mind:...

Mar 22, 2024

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Neighborhood Character and Zoning

Did you know, in the City of Atlanta, a majority of projects require a permit to simply be allowed to apply for a building permit? How...

Feb 12, 2024

min

Permit Required to get a Permit

The City of Atlanta’s zoning rewrite is going to be a long slog. That’s why it’s not the right place to focus immediate efforts for folks...

Mar 13, 2023

min

Let's Keep Quick Fixing!

Calling all advocates for an inclusive, equitable, accessible Atlanta! The City of Atlanta is in the process of updating our...

Feb 21, 2024

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Land Use Versus Zoning

Demystifying ADA for Renovations and Redevelopment

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a scary beast for many folks that have to interact with it. Architects, developers, and...

Apr 24, 2023

min

Demystifying ADA for Renovations and Redevelopment

Zoning Past The City of Atlanta is exploring new ways to define and limit how properties are developed as part of the ongoing zoning...

Mar 9, 2023

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Thoughts on Zoning Strings

Oct 29, 2020
8 min

Why ADUs Are So Hard To Build, and How Atlanta Could Make it Easier

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are a popular tool for addressing the nation’s affordable housing crisis. Every homeowner with an attic,...

Sep 24, 2020
9 min

Catalytic Redevelopment Part 4: Incremental Design

(This post is Part 4 of a series on evaluating catalytic development projects. Click here to read Part 3) In this series we have covered...

Sep 24, 2020
5 min

Catalytic Redevelopment Part 3: Outside Subsidy

(This post is Part 3 of a series on evaluating catalytic development projects. Click here to read Part 2) So far in this series we’ve...

Sep 23, 2020
7 min

Catalytic Redevelopment Part 2: Project Costs

(This post is Part 2 of KUA's guide to evaluating catalytic development projects. Click here to read Part 1: Setting Goals) In our last...

Sep 23, 2020
8 min

Catalytic Redevelopment Part 1: Setting Goals

After over a year’s worth of engagement by respondents and community members, the Atlanta Beltline Inc. (ABI) recently announced that...

Apr 20, 2020
2 min

Love(able Neighborhoods) in the Time of Corona

After a month of social distancing, the KUA team is settling into our new normal. Aside from your standard working from home woes - hours...

Feb 10, 2020
4 min

Partners for Better Places

Making places better takes a lot more than great architecture and urban design. Our work over the last decade has expanded beyond...

Aug 8, 2019
3 min

A Tale of Two Bridges: Infrastructure and Equity

Urbanists in Atlanta and around the country are tearing their hair out after discovering the Northside Drive pedestrian bridge at the...

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

Lessons from Market Street

Some will recognize the image above as a still from the film “A Trip Down Market Street”, shot in 1906 in San Francisco by Harry Miles....

Jul 24, 2019
2 min

Parking Updates and Why They Matter: Part Two

A few months ago we sang the praises of Atlanta’s new parking-related zoning updates, and hinted at a follow-up post. Our feelings on...

Jun 29, 2019
5 min

The Not-So-Great Scooter Debate

Can you believe it? Some opaque industry polluted the public spaces of our city with dangerous vehicles and we are all complicit in...

Jun 7, 2019
1 min

Atlanta Streets Alive: Help Us Advocate for Complete Streets!

KWA and ABC’s vision for a complete Dekalb Ave Come see us on Sunday at Streets Alive! We’ll be stationed on Dekalb Ave, right in front...

May 10, 2019
5 min

10 Thoughts for Hulsey Yard

If you haven’t yet heard (you must live under a rock), CSX has officially vacated Hulsey Yard, a former intermodal freight terminal and...

Apr 25, 2019
3 min

Parking Updates and Why They Matter

It’s 2019. Does your city still have minimum parking requirements? So starts a recent Strong Towns post, and while Atlanta does still...

Feb 8, 2019
5 min

A Tactical Solution for Dekalb Ave

It’s no secret that we are bicycle enthusiasts at KWA; half of our employees are bike commuters, and we also happen to share an office...

Oct 6, 2017
3 min

8 FEATURES THAT MAKE PARSONS ALLEY WORK

We hear that the City of Duluth is enjoying the ongoing revitalization of their historic downtown, which includes KWA’s work at Parsons...

Sep 21, 2017
5 min

La France Walk: Looking Back and Thinking Forward

La France Walk is a new walkable pocket community in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Edgewood. Learn more at www.lafrancewalk.com or...

Sep 19, 2017
1 min

WATCH KWA’S NEW VIDEO ON BICYCLING AND PLACEMAKING!

For this installment in our Placemaking video series, we teamed up with some of Atlanta’s foremost cycling advocates and experts to...

Aug 19, 2016
4 min

Free Pizza!

A Pizzapolonian preparing pizza for the customers of his shoe store. Once upon a time, lawmakers in a magical land called Pizzapolis...

Aug 11, 2016
1 min

Good Gracious! we sure do love the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition

Rebecca Serna, Executive Director of the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, was featured on the latest Good Gracious Podcast. We are lucky enough...