By Taylor Anderson, PE on May 19, 2009
Following up on the portion of yesterday’s blog regarding rail, it turns out that the kickoff for President Obama’s high speed rail plan begins here in the southeast.
Charlotte will bat lead-off in a national high-speed rail vision road show – a series of workshops in seven U.S. cities put on by the Federal Railroad Administration.
The [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on February 16, 2009
As the recession takes a firm grip on Atlanta land development, what does the future look like for this once burgeoning beacon of land development? Getting out the crystal ball, also known as the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and putting a few stories together, we can start to see what’s in store.
Atlanta’s skyline will likely remain [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 16, 2008
David Brooks wrote an interesting piece in the New York Times regarding today’s trends in how people that once lived in the suburbs are changing their expectations of what the suburbs should be. The article in its entirety is rather interesting for a number of reasons. He talks about the emerging town centers that we [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 10, 2008
We might be in the midst of finally seeing some movement in the economy in a somewhat positive direction. These moves, which are small and almost certainly will not prevent further job losses in 2009, are, however, at least some indication that maybe the economic downturn will come to an end in 2009.
The first bit [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 8, 2008
I try and stay away from politics – mostly because it’s overdone and, usually, boring to write about. So, while this post does include information about President-elect Obama’s plans for infrastructure, the discussion is purely within the context of the plan and nothing further should be inferred.
Mr. Obama stated over the weekend that he intends [...]
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