Plan for Your Future
Latest Innovative Programs and
Initiatives
The work of CAP
and ADID detailed in their United Work Plan
includes a broad range of innovative programs
and public-private partnerships focused on the
economic development, the physical environment
and the marketing of Downtown Atlanta.
GreenLine Plan
Central Atlanta Progress in partnership
with area stakeholders has developed an
ambitious new vision for the East-West corridor
of Downtown stretching from the state Capitol
area to Philips Arena. Dominated by a linear
park ringed by pedestrian-friendly development
and hallmarked by increased multimodal
connectivity, the plan provides a dynamic look
at the future.
Imagine
Downtown
It has been 5 years since
Central Atlanta Progress embarked on the
transformative process to develop the Imagine
Downtown vision plan. The emphasis of the
Imagine Downtown plan was bringing together the
Downtown community to share one collaborative
vision for how our community should grow and
prosper. The plan provides a framework for the
growth of Downtown neighborhoods and recommends
transportation and open space infrastructure
improvements necessary to support the
plan.
Stop
Panhandling - Give Change that Makes
Sense
Give Change That Makes Sense is
the tagline of the three-tiered strategic
campaign to address aggressive panhandling
throughout the city of Atlanta with focus in
the Downtown area, and it will launch today by
Central Atlanta Progress (CAP), Atlanta
Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), the
Mayor’s office, the Atlanta Police Department
(APD) and other public certified law
enforcement jurisdictions with full
participation of the private sector.
Downtown Dining
District
Atlanta's Downtown Dining
District offers more than 300 dining and
nightime entertainment options including more
than 100 spots for a quick bite. This Downtown
Dining District is a branding initiative to
position Downtown Atlatna as a premiere dining
destination in the metro Atlanta region and
highlight the diversity of culinary experience
Downtown has to offer.
Downtown Marketing
Roundtable
Created by Central
Atlanta Progress, the Downtown Marketing
Roundtable brings together marketing
professionals with a vested interest in
Downtown Atlanta. Participants represent the
full-spectrum of Downtown stakeholders, from
Fortune 500 companies to owner-operated
businesses, from education to hospitality, from
broadcast news to independent artistic
theaters. For more information, or to get
involved in the Downtown Marketing Roundtable
contact Lynn Williamson at 404-658-5909 or lwilliamson@atlantadowntown.com.
Downtown
Zoning
A partnership of Central Atlanta
Progress and the City of Atlanta has recently
resulted in an expanded and invigorated Special
Public Interest (SPI) District zoning that
governs the physical growth and redevelopment
of Downtown Atlanta.
24/7
Gateway Center
With an overarching goal
of ending chronic homelessness in metropolitan
Atlanta, the 24/7 Gateway Center is scheduled
to open in summer 2005. The Center is the
flagship project under the Blueprint toEnd
Homelessness in Atlanta in Ten Years, a plan
developed by Atlanta leaders and the United Way
at the behest of Mayor Shirley Franklin.
BioScience
Initiative
Executives from Grady
Hospital, Georgia State University, the Georgia
Cancer Coalition, the Emory University School
of Medicine and the Morehouse School of
Medicine have agreed to come together with the
Georgia Research Alliance and CAP to discuss a
collaborative planning effort for the future of
the blocks around Grady Hospital. The goal is
to encourage new development in the area to
accommodate the growing BioScience research and
technology industry.
Multimodal
Passenger Terminal
Central Atlanta
Progress has been involved for over ten years
in the planning, analysis and design of the
Downtown Multimodal Passenger Terminal (MMPT).
CAP has represented the business community in
many cooperative efforts as the concept of the
MMPT has evolved. The revised MMPT concept now
appears to be positioned for real progress in
the near future.
Downtown
Atlanta's In Bloom
Beautification
initiative adds to attractiveness of Downtown.
Residents and workers of Downtown Atlanta may
soon feel like everything’s blooming. Central
Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown
Improvement District announce Downtown
Atlanta’s In Bloom, the latest effort to
establish Downtown Atlanta as a beautiful
24-hour live/work environment. Drought
conditions in Georgia have placed a hold on
this initiative.
The Atlanta Community
Court
The Atlanta Community Court is a
division of the Atlanta Municipal Court that
deals with what are commonly known as quality
of life crimes. Chief Judge Barbara A. Harris
and Presiding Judge William F. Riley, Jr.
established the Community Court in March, 2000
with the support of the Atlanta City Council,
Central Atlanta Progress, and the City of
Atlanta.
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