afortner
@afortner
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Atlanta GA, City Planner, Placemaker & Community Builder
Joined June 2008
In 1998, Citibank and The Travelers Insurance Company merged. They hired legendary designer Paula Scher to create a new logo. In their first meeting, on a napkin, Scher drew what became the iconic Citi logo. As Scher got up to leave the room, someone from the Citi team asked,
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Your candidate will win or lose based on how America votes on Tuesday. But the church wins or loses based on how Christians respond in the days that follow.
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A tug-of-war has emerged over how to invest the $2.5 billion More MARTA funding in the City of Atlanta. https://t.co/SgYIiknbHC
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“Every time I wonder who I should love & for how long I should love them, God continues to whisper to me: Everybody, always.”
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PLYWOOD PRESENTS LOVING DISRUPTION • Seats are now available for Plywood Presents 2018! Plywood invites you to experience a community of world changers who believe that better is possible. TODAY ONLY tickets are $150 and the price will increase tomorrow!
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We want to take a moment to tell you about Plywood People. We are a non-profit in Atlanta that leads a community of start-ups doing good. This community that you’ve stepped into is full of problem solvers that believe that better is possible and that the future is good.
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As a run-up to #CNU26 in #Savannah, CNU partnered with nearby Brunswick @CityBWKGA @KronbergWall @GaConservancy @BleaklyAdvisory@symbioscity @canvasplanning @thompsonplacemaking to reenvision a segment of the old Dixie Highway https://t.co/wl4Rle2DGl
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As a run-up to #CNU26 in #Savannah, CNU partnered with nearby Brunswick @citybwkga @KronbergWall @GaConservancy @BleaklyAdvisory@symbioscity @CanvasPlanning @thompsonplacemaking to reenvision a segment of the old Dixie Highway https://t.co/dkOh2OULTb
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Read more big ideas from the #bufordhwy master plan: https://t.co/aCNWTT1TwS. If you want to see these recommendations implemented, get involved with what we’re doing! https://t.co/vPxFUOAoYv
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Many thanks to @kevinklink @BrownDesignStd @DMSArchitects @KronbergWall Dhiru Thadani Architects @cityofsavannah @citybwkga @thomasandhutton @gaconservancy @symbioscity @canvasplanning @BleaklyAdvisory @thompsonplacemaking @georgiaStateU Chatham-Sav MPC: Great #CNULegacy weekend
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Thank you to everyone who gave, prayed, helped, and will continue to #createrefuge and welcome in this beautiful little corner of the world!
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Pleasant surprise email in the inbox today. Check out my @atlanta_cm talk from a few years back…
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This year's Living Walls conference gave the immigrant community of Buford Highway a platform to tell their stories. https://t.co/XPW8auPIVR
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The unique effort to finally fix Georgia's most dangerous road, will also attempt to prevent displacement
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Can Buford Highway, the most dangerous road in Georgia, become a walkable place for the immigrant communities that call it home?
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