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APS commits to reducing inequality with affordable housing policy

by Jason Marshall

By Guest Columnist COURTNEY ENGLISH, chairman of the Atlanta Board of Education

Atlanta works best when it works for everyone. For far too long, my beloved Atlanta, has been a tale of two cities.

Recent studies have placed Atlanta near the top of list in job creation while at the same time, one of the country’s leaders in income inequality and child poverty.  The negative effects of this kind of disparity is felt first and hardest in our school system.  76 percent of our kids are on free or reduced lunch.

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Lithonia promotes rock solid revitalization

by Jason Marshall

By Guest Columnist MELODY HARCLERODE, who promotes significant historical, cultural, and natural sites as an architect, non-profit consultant, and writer

The city of Atlanta receives much press as the financial, cultural, and transportation hub of the metropolitan area, yet small cities in this region also offer amazing stories for the public to appreciate. Consider the city of Lithonia, a town with approximately 2,000 residents covering a radius of one square mile of land north of I-20 and outside I-285.

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Atlanta’s Future: Now is the time to provide homes affordable to all

by Jason Marshall

By Guest Columnist CEASAR MITCHELL, president of the Atlanta City Council and candidate for Atlanta mayor

My devotion to Atlanta expresses itself with my devotion to serving the area and its families for over 15 years. One of my dreams that I have worked toward, first as a city council member and now as city council president, is to make sure that Atlanta is home to everyone. A home in our city that can be loved, a home that is safe, and a home that is affordable.

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Atlanta’s moment? Convergence of housing people can afford plus access to transit

by Jason Marshall

By Guest Columnist MIKE DOBBINS, professor of the practice of planning at Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture and a former commissioner of planning and community development for the City of Atlanta

Against the backdrop of an antagonistic and often toxic campaign season, two opportunities are emerging that could begin to lift Atlanta out of its wealth gap, the city’s own divisive and persistent stain.

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