{"432101":{"#nid":"432101","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Tech students\u0027 framework plan for Atlanta West End suggests that it is ripe for new investments in retail and residential","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta City Council has provided $48,000 to the ongoing effort to improve the area around West End and Morehouse College, an area that a Georgia Tech plan suggests is on the brink of revitalization.\u0026nbsp;This effort is in addition to the city\u2019s plans to develop a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/saportareport.com\/atlanta-advances-plan-to-retool-mlk-into-complete-street-with-sidewalk-bike-lane\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecomplete streets\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;project along a major corridor just to the north of Morehouse College. The city plans to install bike lanes, sidewalks and a linear park along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, all the way from Northside Drive to Fulton Industrial Boulevard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students produced a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/saportareport.com\/a-final-frontier-in-atlanta-west-end-could-grow-while-sheltering-current-residents\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eframework plan\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for the West End area. This plan was the outgrowth of the students\u2019 previously completed framework plan for Northside Drive, including the communities around the new Falcons Stadium.\u0026nbsp;The framework study suggests that West End is ripe for new investments in retail and residential. Although the area faces plenty of problems, including blight and a high percentage of vacancies, the report found glimmers of hope.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2015-08-06 11:10:48","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:38","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"maritime","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/saportareport.com\/atlanta-provides-48000-for-ongoing-efforts-to-revitalize-west-end\/","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}