February 3, 2021
Displacement Risk of Opportunity Zones
Last summer, APD Urban completed a displacement risk analysis for the City of Atlanta’s twenty six (26) Opportunity Zones. Using this analysis the team created…
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January 27, 2021
5 Ways our Neighborhood Planning Services are Unique
APD Urban Planning and Management has worked with many communities to create a new vision for their future through our Neighborhood Planning services. Our work…
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September 16, 2020
Why is the Census important?
While working at APD Urban Planning and Management I’ve learned the importance of data. The information that is captured from databases like the American Community…
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February 22, 2019
Douglasville’s North Side Redevelopment Plan is adopted
In recent years, Downtown Douglasville’s renewed commercial activity and the rerouting of State Highway 92 have created new possibilities for this community. Coming off the…
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July 26, 2018
Where Are Recent College Graduates Moving to in Atlanta?
As a rising senior at the University of West Georgia College, I’m anticipating a new set of decisions when I walk off the stage with…
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July 26, 2018
Historic Preservation in the African American Community
In October 1982 the Fourth Annual Conference on Historic Preservation and the African American Community was held in Atlanta Ga. at the Martin Luther King…
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July 26, 2018
APD-U’s Five-Year Return to Atlanta – Counting our Successes in the Westside
2018 marks APD-U’s five-year return of our firm in Atlanta with the preparation of the Westside TAD Strategic Implementation project. Since then the APD-U staff…
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July 6, 2018
Box City Utopia: APD-U and APA Ambassadors in English Avenue
Since 2017, APD-U has been involved in the planning and revitalization process in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhoods alongside several city departments and nonprofit organizations. Part of…
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