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ocation: Atlanta, GA

lient: Georgia Department of Transportation / FIC

(public-private partnership)

ompletion: 2013 (design)

119 Acres / 51 Hectares

6,250 Linear Feet of New Streets

1,500,000 GSF of Multi-Modal Station

5 Commuter Rail Platforms, 1 High Speed Rail Platform

64 Local, Regional, and Intercity Bus Stalls

7 Bike Share Locations

13 Acres of New Parks

11,500,000 GSF Total Development

Since being founded at the intersection of two railroads, growth in Atlanta

has been tied to transportation. Today, despite having over 80 local

and regional bus routes and 4 subway lines, there is no downtown hub

or transfer point, forcing passengers to wait on desolate sidewalks and

trudge through the city to make connections. Regional rail hasnt served

downtown since the 60s. A vast area of Atlantas downtown has become an

open pit of parking crossed over only by a few elevated roadways. Known

locally as The Gulch it is a physical and psychological barrier, isolating

neighborhoods, and hindering development.

The Georgia Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal (MMPT) weaves together three

essential threads of urban infrastructure - transportation, the public realm,

and private development to create an integrated nexus of connections

and a catalyst for growth. The project incorporates existing bus networkswith planned commuter rail, high-speed rail, and streetcar networks.

It knits together disconnected transit systems, cut-off neighborhoods,

and disjointed road and open space networks, to create development

opportunities and a vibrant, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly district.

The main functions are stacked vertically: trains at the lowest level; streets,

plazas, and retail above this; buses above the street level; and a rooftop park

over the buses. The complexs many entrances lead to a light-filled, public

great room. A double-height skylit spine provides clear, legible pedestrian

circulation and transfers. Street retail energizes sidewalks, while above,

an undulating, diaphanous skin surrounds the bus level, offering dynamic

glimpses of bus movements, and allowing natural ventilation. The swooping

form creates an identity and celebrates the energy and excitement of travel.

The innovative elevated park uses transit infrastructures inherent scale

to connect existing open spaces and create a dramatic new Atlanta

destination. The project recognizes the importance of transit investments to

an environmentally and economically sustainable future, and moves beyond

Transit OrientedDevelopment toward Transit IntegratedDevelopment asthe model for sustainable growth.

EXISTING PROPOSED

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DEVELOPMENT

PARK

BUS NETWORK

PUBLIC SPACE

STREET ACTIVITY

RAIL NETWORK

11

1

2

4

3

6

5

10

11

14

14

12

15

15

13

16

7 8

9

STREET LEVEL (CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK DRIVE)

BUS BRIDGE/PORTE COCHERE/DROP OFF

GREAT HALL

EXISTIN G MARTA SUBWAY TUNNEL

5 TRACK LEVEL

6 BUS LEVEL - BUS BAYS

7 PARK LEVEL RESTAURANT AND RETAIL

8 ROOFTOP PARK

9 BUS LEVEL - BUS CIRCULATION AND LAYOVER

10 STREET RETAIL

11 PERMEABLE ENCLOSURE

12 ROOF ACCESS PEDESTRIAN RAMP

13 STREET LEVEL - STREETCAR STOP

14 OVERBUILD DEVELOPMENT - RETAIL

15 OVERBUILD DEVELOPMENT - RESIDENTIAL

16 SERVICE AND SUPPORT ACCESS AREAS