- May 5, 2015
- 1 min
VIDEO: PLACEMAKING V. PARKING
In case you missed it… Check out a video of Eric’s presentation on Placemaking v. Parking, given at CNU’s T3 Event on April 16th. Special thanks to co-presenter Heather Alhadeff of Center Forward, and to Ground Game Media for the video coverage. For more information check out our series on Placemaking v. Parking. [Part 1 – Perceptions and Expectations]
[Part 2 – New Orleans and Atlanta] #erickronberg #atlanta #heatheralhadeff #t3 #planning #cnu #parking #centerforward
- Apr 27, 2015
- 2 min
SMALL HOUSES NEED LOVE TOO
A major part of maintaining and promoting healthy communities is finding ways to maximize the existing housing stock. Many neighborhoods in Atlanta have an abundance of post-WWII housing. These houses tend to be small, and efficient. Often they have two bedrooms and only a single bathroom. There is nothing inherently wrong with this layout, but progress demands that the housing stock be upgraded to keep up with contemporary society. We have helped many families brainstorm how
- Apr 23, 2015
- 4 min
PLACEMAKING v. PARKING (PART 2): NEW ORLEANS AND ATLANTA
As an office based in Atlanta, we’ve often daydreamed about what we could build, if only we weren’t so preoccupied with parking requirements. Recently, work in New Orleans gave us the opportunity, to reflect on the nature of parking in Atlanta. The New Orleans Jazz Market is the conversion of an historic 11,000 SF urban market into a purpose-built Jazz performance hall. Originally built in 1849 as a market, the building went through a major renovation at the turn of the last
- Apr 20, 2015
- 2 min
PLACEMAKING v. PARKING (PART 1): PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS
There are significant differences in the built environment of our neighborhoods planned before World War II, and those developed after. Before the war, and the Great Depression, neighborhoods were designed to focus on walkability — sidewalks, smaller streets, and on-street parking were the norm. After the war, planners were confronted with the twin challenges of the increasingly prevalent automobile, and new zoning ordinances which eschewed earlier priorities and had a sign
- Apr 1, 2015
- 5 min
LET’S TALK ABOUT PARKING (PART 2)
How does a neighborhood node like Candler Park manage to function with such a greatly reduced amount of parking below the legal requirements? How does the world not end there from a daily influx of cars? Several reasons. First, by being compact and situated in the middle of the neighborhood, it is easily walkable and bikable to many who live in the surrounding blocks. Good sidewalk connectivity is part of this. This reduces the amount of people that have to drive to the
- Mar 23, 2015
- 2 min
LET’S TALK ABOUT PARKING (PART 1)
As a firm that solves redevelopment challenges on a daily basis, we have had time to reflect on one of the repeated biggest redevelopment hurdles we face in Atlanta- on site parking requirements. What’s the big deal with requiring parking you may ask? Everything. Our goal for Atlanta is to have it be chock full of thriving, walkable, car-optional neighborhoods ideally connected by some form of transit- bike, light rail, MARTA, or bus. The single biggest roadblock we encou