Featured Photo from https://writix.co.uk/ By Junior Knox COVID-19 is not just a health crisis – it’s also an economic crisis, as unemployment in claims in Georgia have reached 1.3 million since mid-March. But some places are still hiring, and it always helps to have a competitive edge when you’re seeking employment. We recently spoke with […]
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ARC cancels 2020 LINK trip to Chicago
The Atlanta Regional Commission has canceled its 2020 LINK trip to Chicago because of coronavirus-related health concerns.
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Pandemic could jeopardize funding for More MARTA, other transportation plans
The economic damage dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to put a strain on government programs that were mapped out long before the world began slipping into a recession.
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Teleworking and Social Distancing Push Traffic Down, Air Quality Up
By Paul Donsky A quick check of your favorite mapping app makes it clear: traffic congestion has eased during these shelter-in-place times. Even during rush hour, major highways are bathed in a sea of green, signifying free-flowing traffic. Now, we have some numbers that show just how much congestion has declined, and what that means […]
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How to Telework While Social Distancing
By Kate Sweeney So, you’re working at home. And maybe you have everything you need to do it right: your ergonomic chair, your well-lit home office, and your robot nanny bringing you fresh lattes. Or maybe you’re like many of us and find yourself a little stressed by how teleworking is turning out during the […]
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ARC Now Accepting Applications for 2020 Regional Leadership Institute Class
By Junior Knox Applications are now being accepted for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 2020 Regional Leadership Institute (RLI). Respected for both its network- and knowledge-building approach, RLI exposes a diverse group of participants to the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing metro Atlanta, such as equity, housing, transportation, and water resources. The 2020 RLI program will be held from September […]
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How ARC’s new housing data tool guides leaders toward affordability solutions
Discussing metro Atlanta’s housing affordability issues is much like discussing climate change, said Dave Stockert, former CEO of Post Properties. “This conversation is not going away.”
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Metro Atlanta to grow by about one Denver in about 30 years
“It always just kind of boggles my mind to think about the Atlanta region having more than over a million people who are 75 years and older…”
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Bottoms a no-show on city leaders’ trip to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – A delegation of nearly 120 metro Atlanta leaders arrived in this Pennsylvania city to learn how it has transformed itself from a steel and manufacturing city to one focused on innovation and technology.The delegation also heard repeatedly about how Pittsburgh wants to be a “city for all” – to welcome economic vitality – for people of all income, races and ethnicity.
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Alpharetta’s Downtown Took 15 Years to Become an ‘Instant Success’
By Curt Holman You might say that Alpharetta City Center affirms the adage that it takes years of work to become an overnight success. About 15 years ago, Alpharetta began planning to transform its downtown into a more lively and walkable destination that could serve as an anchor for this fast-growing North Fulton community. The […]
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ULI Atlanta Announces Amanda Rhein as Chair for Livable Communities Council
ATLANTA (January 23, 2019)—ULI Atlanta, an Urban Land Institute (ULI) district council, today announces Amanda Rhein is the new chair for the Livable Communities Council (LCC). Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Rhein is leading the council in its mission to improve metro Atlanta’s quality of life through advancing the critical role affordable housing plays across the […]
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These 50 Potential Projects Offer Vision for Region’s Transit Future
By: Paul Donsky, Atlanta Regional Commission Here’s an intriguing blank slate, sky’s-the-limit question: what should metro Atlanta’s transit network look like in the future? The kicker: You don’t have to factor in cost. Every few years, transportation planners and local officials come together to provide an answer, creating a detailed project list that serves as […]
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Metro Atlanta’s Top Issues in 2019—According to its Leaders
What’s Next ATL is a podcast powered by the Atlanta Regional Commission that explores solutions to the top challenges facing metro Atlanta. Host Kate Sweeney rang in the New Year with a bonus episode that asked leaders from around the region to tell us what they see as the biggest issues facing the Atlanta region […]
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Free Arts Education Helps Metro Atlanta Kids Succeed in School and in Life
By Ariel Fristoe, Co-Artistic Director, Out of Hand Theater Every child should have the opportunity to succeed, but if you’re born in Metro Atlanta, your chances of escaping from poverty are not good; in fact, they’re close to the worst in the nation. This fall, at Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute, I learned that […]
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A collective approach is essential on affordable housing
By Katrina DeBerry, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta “Affordable housing is hard.” There is no truer statement than this, especially now. For many, Atlanta has always been an affordable place to live. It’s a city with a wealth of amenities, and as a region, a wealth of housing options that other metro areas […]
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Poll: Metro Atlantans vexed by transportation, housing prices
Metro Atlanta is still fed up with traffic and folks in parts of it are pretty willing to pay more for expanded transit, according to the latest edition of a long-running regional survey. Also, pretty much everyone everywhere thinks they’re paying too much for housing.
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A Celebration of Land, Water – And Early Visionaries and Advocates
By George Dusenbury, Executive Director, The Trust for Public Land in Georgia Not much happens in Atlanta without Marcia Bansley noticing. In the early 1970s, long before becoming the first executive director of Trees Atlanta, she saw bulldozers chewing through green hills on the south side of Interstate 285, making way for a new development. […]
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Could Self-Driving Shuttles be Coming to Chamblee?
By Jim Jaquish Imagine tapping an app on your phone and just a few minutes later, a car shows up to take you wherever you want to go at an affordable price. Oh right. You can already do that. Now imagine that the vehicle pulling up to your curb has no driver. The city of […]
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Unleashing the superpower of philanthropy: Matching the passions of donors with purposes of nonprofits
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta What do a generous family, a trusted financial advisor and Atlanta’s beloved, annual Dragon Con have in common with Superman and Batman? Each of them has a superpower that lifts our region to greater positive impact through philanthropy! Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently published our […]
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Opening Doors for Arts Leaders
By Doug Shipman, President and CEO of The Woodruff Arts CenterI had the opportunity to join the annual LINK trip organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to San Diego last week. It was a chance to visit another city with a group of regional leaders from Atlanta, including two other arts leaders: Anthony Rodriguez […]
