Darin Givens·Nov 6, 2024Transit votes fail in Cobb and Gwinnett and I’m wearyDarin Givens | Nov 6, 2024
Darin Givens·May 28, 2024Build rail for tomorrow’s city, not today’sThere are many logical reasons to cast a critical eye on the streetcar extension to the Eastside Beltline, and we should never spend this…
Darin Givens·Jan 18, 2024Violent crime is way down in Atlanta, despite what Trump saysDarin Givens | January 17, 2024
Darin Givens·Dec 5, 2022Atlanta ranks 143rd in population density among U.S. cities & that’s not goodThe common misperception that Atlanta has gotten ‘too dense’ is about cars, not people.
Darin Givens·Dec 2, 2022Notice the density in the photo, not just the transitPlease notice the essential density behind the streetcar in this photo. These buildings sit in easy walking distance, and they *aren’t on…
Darin Givens·Nov 27, 2022Car-dependent sprawl is not a harmless optionPedestrian-hostile suburbs aren’t balanced out by the presence of walkable urbanism elsewhere; they’re a problem that should be fixed.
Darin Givens·Oct 24, 2022Atlanta: stop accepting parking-pedestal density as being 'good enough'Here’s a photo of a pedestal of parking, with homes that sit several floors above the street. I appreciate the density, but I wish we could…
Darin Givens·Sep 14, 2022Atlanta needs a parking-reform initiativeYou have to wonder how much density we're really adding near the Eastside Beltline when these giant parking decks are mixed in.
Darin Givens·Jul 19, 2022Thoughts on Atlanta’s future, from a Beltline perspectiveI honestly don’t recall what people-watching was like in Atlanta before the Beltline. This is a golden age of watching people walk by! This…
Darin Givens·Mar 24, 2022Islands of density amid a sea of growing sprawl: we can do betterThere are pro-development folks in Atlanta who want new density added only to former industrial sites and high-traffic roads while leaving…