Jon Birdsong
@JonnyBird
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Playing a part in revitalizing downtown Atlanta; tour by tour, brick by brick, and tweet by tweet.
Atlanta, Ga
Joined February 2009
Show vs. Tell: Volume 2, Month 8 is out! Read the latest happenings in @sodowntownatl . shout out to @Urban_Connector for the images of MLK St.
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We get asked one question frequently: will we be ready for the World Cup? It should be a binary yes or no answer however at the size and scale of the neighborhood, there are nuances to the answer....
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RT @sodowntownatl: Another find from Broad Street dirt: a small silver brooch in the shape of a bird, with a faceted blue stone set in it. ….
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RT @sodowntownatl: Found out of the dirt in the basement on Broad Street: a .58 caliber Minié from the Civil War.
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Our team who works just about 24/7 is constructively debating parking prices. We just saw this on the socials and it has us rethinking our parking pricing. Should we model our 6 acres of street level parking around this price point? . Any thoughts?
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Scaffolding going up at 5 Points MARTA station on the Forsyth side:
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RT @DougShipmanATL: Katie Kirkpatrick, CEO of @atlchamber -. “The status quo (@MARTAservice) is not acceptable.”. #cosign . .
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Opinion: MARTA is essential to metro Atlanta's economic, reputational and operational success. Selecting the right new CEO is an imperative for regional business leaders.
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RT @UrbanizeATL: 📸 Photo tour: Where South Downtown #AtlantaGA's painstaking rebirth stands right now. "The groundswell is coming," develop….
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BY and large, the old blocks just south of Five Points MARTA station have held stubbornly to a dispiriting, ghost-town feel for decades. In recent months, however, that’s given way across much of the...
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Quick catch up with the big bro on his Decatur move of Glide Pizza - very exciting! Several creative surprises on the way and getting much closer to re-opening!
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The Juniper bike lane is looking so good! Between the Spring street bike lane and new Juniper bike lane, getting from Midtown to Ponce / North Ave is so much safer. What’s the best next design for a protected bike lane from North Ave to downtown?.
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Show vs. Tell: Volume 2, Month 7 is out! Read the latest happenings in @sodowntownatl:
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South Downtown pulls you in. We know this is a generational opportunity to shape our downtown and thus our city.
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RT @HowEPhil: Fortunate to spend my first AM of vacation in @sodowntownatl w/ @JonnyBird to talk shop, learn neighborhood lore, & witness p….
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RT @sodowntownatl: Tomorrow we release the full monthly update in our "Show vs. Tell" Newsletter. Here is a teaser of the many things that….
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RT @heartofsodo: Shop to Support Heart of South Downtown. Our first ever merch drop is here—and every item gives back. When you shop with u….
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RT @JoshGreen1234: Cheers to everyone who came to downtown #AtlantaGA's reborn Hotel Row last night to support homegrown novel #goodbyeswee….
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RT @heartofsodo: From Slavery to Legacy. Join us for a powerful night honoring Alonzo Herndon—Atlanta’s first Black millionaire, a visionar….
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8:21 - 6 min bike to ARTS MARTA.8:27 - Arts MARTA Station (luckily timed - no wait) to Five Points.8:35 - Up 3 escalators with a bike.8:37 - Bike down Forsyth.8:39 - Arrive at 235 Mitchell. 18 minutes!. @MARTAtransit was clean, safe, and on time! . Let’s rinse and repeat!.
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RT @JoshGreen1234: Party down on Hotel Row #ATL next Thursday. Come on by. ⤵️ # . #goodbyesweetberrypark #atlanta #books . https://….
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Join us on Hotel Row to talk a lauded new novel about "City Life, Creeping Gentrification and Flesh-eating Snakes" by Urbanize ATL editor.
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Once I hit 40, it became so clear third person omnipotent is how I prefer narrator point of views in novels I read.
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RT @sodowntownatl: The follies removed from Broad Street have a new home: bike parking for Smorgasburg on 140 Forsyth! .
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RT @atlurbanist: Hey this looks cool: On July 31st you can listen to Josh Green talk about his new novel set in Atlanta, and you get to go….
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Join us on Hotel Row to talk a lauded new novel about "City Life, Creeping Gentrification and Flesh-eating Snakes" by Urbanize ATL editor.
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