THE ATLANTA CASE STUDY: LINDBERGH CITY CENTER. IN: THE NEW TRANSIT TOWN: BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

The building boom that caused the Atlanta metropolitan region to sprawl over 22 counties seemed unstoppable in the late 1990s, when it took an unusual twist. A regional telecommunications company and Atlanta's 2nd-largest employer, BellSouth, announced it would consolidate its suburban offices into 6 towers built on 3 sites, all within the city proper, and as near Atlanta's rail stations as possible. Lindbergh City Center, a joint development of BellSouth and MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority), would house 1 million sq. feet of offices above the Lindbergh Metro station, making it Atlanta's most recent and, at 47 acres, most ambitious transit-oriented development (TOD) project. This chapter provides an overview of the design, planning, and overall impacts of the Lindbergh City Center TOD project on the greater Atlanta area.

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  Island Press

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• Authors:
  • Feigon, S
  • Hoyt, D
  • Ohland, G
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 176-192
• Monograph Title: THE NEW TRANSIT TOWN: BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Metropolitan areas; Mixed use development; Regional development; Regional transportation; Transit oriented development; Urban sprawl; Urban transit
• Identifier Terms: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
• Geographic Terms: Atlanta (Georgia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975315
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1559631171
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 2004 12:00AM