Fulton / Atlanta Front Page
City of Atlanta Receives ARC Grant to Improve Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic Flow3/6/10 Over the past ten years, 18 areas in the City of Atlanta have been designated as Livable Centers Initiatives, or LCIs. The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) offers the LCI program to encourage local jurisdictions to plan and implement strategies that link transportation improvements with land use development strategies. Creating sustainable and livable communities... More Statement from Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Peachtree Streetcar Funding2/17/10 This morning, my office was informed that the Peachtree Streetcar was not awarded the TIGER Grant stimulus funding for surface transportation initiatives by the US Department of Transportation. While we are disappointed to not receive this particular round of funding for the Peachtree Streetcar, we will continue to aggressively pursue avenues for funding the streetcar initiative and I will be... More City
of Atlanta Launches Pilot Incentive Based Recycling Program
10/30/09 The City of Atlanta announced yesterday that a select group of Atlanta residents will soon be rewarded for their curbside recycling efforts. In an effort to encourage proper recycling habits, boost recycling participation, reduce the amount of recyclables being sent to area landfills and save taxpayer money, City officials introduced the pilot rewards program as an opportune way to move towards a greener, cleaner Atlanta... More Atlanta: A Clean Water Success Story8/5/09 The last decade has seen a remarkable success story unfold in the City of Atlanta, a success story that has had profound repercussions for the City’s future and that of the entire Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. It’s the product of billions of dollars in spending, the unrelenting patience of Atlanta residents and the expertise and hard work of thousands of... More City of Atlanta Wins Playful City USA for the Third Consecutive Year8/3/09 For the third consecutive year, KaBOOM!, a national non-profit dedicated to bringing play back into children’s lives, has named the City of Atlanta a Playful City USA community... More |
Mayor Reed Discusses Business Development, Job Growth with U.S. Sec. of Commerce Gary Locke and Prominent Atlanta Business Leaders2/19/10 Mayor Kasim Reed hosted United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and more than two dozen Atlanta business leaders Friday at City Hall for a roundtable discussion on economic development opportunities and ways to improve Atlanta's position as a market for international trade and commerce... More The Atlanta Jazz Festival Receives the Coveted 2009 Greener Festival Awards8/5/09 The City of Atlanta is delighted to announce that the Atlanta Jazz Festival is a winner of the 2009 Greener Festival Award. The Greener Award is based on a 56 point checklist which covers green office policies, energy use and carbon reduction, travel and transportation, support for green initiatives, waste... More US Department of Justice
COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) Grant Award
7/29/09 The Department of Justice has approved a COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grant award for 50 police officer positions in Atlanta. The estimated amount of federal funds to be awarded over the three-year grant period is $11,209,300.00... More |
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