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‘You can’t say no to growth’: After cityhood fails, Buckhead looks to future

For years, the tree-canopied neighborhoods and high-rise commercial district have coexisted in Buckhead, but not always harmoniously. Traffic. Density. Crime. At various times, those issues…

Montreal: A Public Realm Built for Joy

By Jim Durrett, President of Buckhead Coalition and Executive Director of Buckhead Community Improvement District, and Michael Halicki, Executive Director of Park Pride Festivals. Public…

Buckhead Coalition Supports Atlanta Year of the Youth with Summer Internship Program

“Atlanta’s young people are our future. Continuing to invest in future generations puts them on pathways to success that will help us Move Atlanta Forward,…

A conversation with Katie Kirkpatrick, President & CEO Metro Atlanta Chamber

Jim Durrett, president and CEO of The Buckhead Coalition, has three questions for Katie Kirkpatrick, President & CEO Metro Atlanta Chamber & member of the…

Buckhead is more vibrant than ever. Here are the data to prove it.

A Message From Buckhead Coalition Chair Eric Tanenblatt To walk the streets of Buckhead—to feel the quickened pulse of families, businesses, schools, art and entertainment—is…

A conversation with Jahnee Prince, Commissioner of the Department of City Planning

Jim Durrett, president and CEO of The Buckhead Coalition sits down with Jahnee Prince, Commissioner of the Department of City Planning.   Q: You came…

A Message From Buckhead Coalition Chair Eric Tanenblatt

The Buckhead Coalition has led in solving the most significant challenges facing our city and community for more than thirty years. Along the way, we’ve…

A Message From Buckhead Coalition Chair Eric Tanenblatt

The years-long cityhood debate made it possible—perhaps even easy—to view each other as adversaries with distinct and opposing visions for our community’s future. But we’re…

Following cityhood defeat, funding proposed for Georgia State Patrol post in Buckhead

By Amy Wenk  –  Staff Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle Mar 8, 2023 Less than a week after Georgia senators voted against a bill that could have paved the way…

Improvements coming to City of Atlanta Permitting Process

Department of City Planning Launches Improved, Simpler Permitting Process ATLANTA—Beginning March 7, 2023, the Department of City Planning will introduce Phase 1 of a streamlined…