Gravel > a short lesson from Munich
(research. work.) For me, every work trip and family vacation becomes a field investigation into how people live and the physical conditions that make their best lives possible – or impossible. This […]
Gravel > this land is your land
(ideas. research. work.) I’m writing a new book called American Land to illustrate how most of our national landscapes are not aligned with our nation’s promise – with the idea […]
Gravel > Thank you, Southface
(ideas.work.) The Argon Award is a tremendous honor, but to appreciate what it means to me, you need to know the Southface Institute’s role in the Atlanta Beltline’s origin story. […]
Gravel > Six Things I Hate About This Town
(ideas.work.) Thanks in advance for forgiving this six-minute vent. It’s been a rough few years for me personally and I’m working through my shit. > Ryan Gravel The Atlanta Beltline […]
Aftercar > NOW OPEN
(ideas.work.) Delayed, delayed, delayed, but guess what? One of Atlanta Magazine’s 2019 Most Anticipated Restaurants of the Year is finally open instead as a shared workspace and social house on the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail. Want to join right now? BECOME A MEMBER Want to learn more? ABOUT AFTERCAR If […]
Aftercar > ready to launch
(ideas.work.) Aftercar is a work in progress, but we’re opening anyway on April 1 – yes, April Fools Day is a fitting start. I want to give a special shoutout […]
Aftercar > Opening Update
(ideas.work.) Now opening in January 2022, Aftercar has begun to explore what it means to create a solarpunk social house. Construction has finally started, and as part of a modest […]
Generator > please invest in the future of cities
(ideas.work. ) After a slow start, Aftercar is finally underway. Phase One will open by February as a social house and shared workspace. Ryan Gravel, original visionary behind the Atlanta […]
Gravel > Aspiration and the Atlanta Prison Farm
(ideas. work) It’s been a tough few years for aspirational city-building. With all the intolerance and polarization in our country, combined with COVID-19, many of us are in survival mode […]
FAQ > “why do the police want to train here?”
Q: Why does the Atlanta Police Foundation want to build a Public Safety Training Center at the Atlanta Prison Farm? (faq.work.) A: I don’t know. A report by the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) doesn’t really offer a reason except that it is free land, and the size of the site […]
Gravel > all this talk of racist highways.
(ideas.work.) Much has been made recently of the fact that many of America’s highways are racist. It started when USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg told April Ryan in an interview with […]
Atlanta Magazine > “friendly and clean and nice.”
(press.work.) In “One of Atlanta’s largest remaining forests has been saved. Now what?” Josh Green covers the latest news on the City’s acquisition of Lake Charlotte, a 220-acre forest in southeast Atlanta. It’s the first piece of a much larger puzzle that I’ve been working on with The Nature Conservancy […]
Photo Essay > Atlanta’s South River Forest
(work. ideas.) I’ve had a rough week, so this morning I went hiking on a tract of land that hopefully will one day become part of the South River Forest. […]
Sixpitch > Loving Lake Charlotte
(work.) This post first ran under the headline “Future Earth Days Will Be Different” in the Saporta Report’s leadership blog. I wrote about the City of Atlanta’s acquisition of a […]
Gravel > Catalyzing Our Evergreen Future
(work.ideas.) This column first appeared on the Kendeda Living Building Chronicle to celebrate the completion of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech. Read more from this […]
Sixpitch > South River Under Siege.
(work.) This post first ran in the Saporta Report’s leadership blog: “Along the South River, Large Tracts of Tree Canopy Under Siege.” I wrote about how Atlanta’s South River watershed has been a dumping ground for generations – and even today, crazy things still happen down there. All the damage […]
Sixpitch > Atlanta’s Old Prison Farm is the keystone for greenspace expansion
(work.) A version of this post first ran in the Saporta Report’s leadership blog: “Atlanta Holds the Key to Dramatically Increase Needed Greenspace.” It describes how the City of Atlanta’s […]
Atlanta Magazine > “The shelves of City Hall sag with grand plans gathering dust.”
(press.work.) It has been an honor to work with Commissioner Tim Keane on this remarkable aspiration for Atlanta’s future. It’s called the Atlanta City Design – Aspiring to the Beloved Community and Thomas Wheatley captured this brief synopsis for Atlanta Magazine. “Ryan Gravel and Tim Keane are sketching a smarter […]
Sixpitch > Discover Your Hidden Riverfront.
(work.) In early 2016, Sixpitch founder Ryan Gravel completed a collaborative effort with the staff and board at Chattahoochee NOW that culminated with “Vision53” – a document that outlines a […]
Sixpitch > Aspiring to the Beloved Community
(work.) In early 2016, Sixpitch founder Ryan Gravel began working with Tim Keane, Commissioner of Atlanta’s Department of Planning and Community Development, on the Atlanta City Design. Supported by urban […]
Sixpitch > Looking for part-time contract urban designer.
(work.) We’re looking for a talented, reliable, self-starting urban designer able to work part-time contract on cool projects. Work is mostly graphic, (Adobe Creative Cloud), including district plans, diagrams, and renderings. Style is important. Atlanta preferred but not required. Meet during business hours. Rates are starting-range but negotiable. Send inquiries […]
BOOK LAUNCH SAVE-THE-DATE & LINKS TO BUY MY BOOK.
(work.) We’re counting down the days. After many years, “Where We Want to Live – Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities,” launches March 15! Your first chance to get a signed copy is at the launch event the very next day. On MARCH 16 at 7:00 pm, A […]
Sixpitch > Introducing Six Picks.
(work.) Six ideas worth reading about, every six weeks or so. Get your fix with six links to stories and ideas about the future of cities. That’s it. Sign up here. >> Ryan Gravel The first issue will be posted here after January 1, 2016.
Catalytic Gift Idea
(work.) HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA. Looking for the perfect stocking-stuffer or business gift idea? Give the gift of catalyst infrastructure this holiday season by buying WHERE WE WANT TO LIVE for all your […]
Gravel > You Deserve Better Infrastructure.
(ideas.work.videos) The kind of infrastructure we build matters to the way we live our lives. If we build single-purpose transportation infrastructure that only works for some people some of the […]
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