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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

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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

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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

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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

Mar 13, 2023
4 min

Let's Keep Quick Fixing!

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 9, 2023
9 min

Thoughts on Zoning Strings

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

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...

Nov 14, 2019
5 min

I’m so glad I live in an Atlanta where there are Biketobers

Kronberg Wall – Biketober Results When October 1st rolls around, most people dust off their flannel shirts and flock to the nearest...

Nov 12, 2019
4 min

KW Blog Turns Five – A Look Back at Our Favorite Posts

Today marks the five-year anniversary of our very first blog post. To mark the occasion, we took a look back at over 100 posts to select...

Nov 1, 2019
3 min

PORTLAND YIMBYs, AND SO CAN YOU

Bayside Variety, Portland Maine (credit: John Phelan via Wikimedia Commons) We had the pleasure of visiting Portland, Maine this week to...

Oct 31, 2019
3 min

Making Affordable Housing Cute Again

Atlanta has many charming historic Missing Middle Housing types, and we even have a new Missing Middle Housing zoning category to...

Sep 20, 2019
3 min

Durham Leads the Way for Housing Choice and Zoning Reform

“Zoning reform isn’t magical, but it’s crucial.” So said Mayor Steve Schewel of Durham, NC in a stirring speech given earlier this month...

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...

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...

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Thoughts on Zoning Strings

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