Several milestones were reached on Nov. 8 when the board of the Atlanta Regional Commission unanimously elected Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to be its next chair beginning Jan. 1.
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Montreal impresses metro Atlanta’s LINK delegation with focus on public amenities
Transit. Bicycles. Pedestrian streets. Public art displays. A festive spirit. Awareness of climate change. Those were just some of the themes metro Atlanta leaders expressed upon their return from Montreal during the 26th LINK trip that took place from Aug. 15 to Aug. 19.
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Healing the divide: Matt Westmoreland and Liliana Bakhtiari offer hope
The plans for a new public safety training center have polarized Atlanta into two camps – those for and those against. That was evident during a confrontational Atlanta City Council meeting that began at 1 p.m. June 12 and lasted for nearly 17 hours with an overwhelming number of speakers passionately arguing against what they have labeled as “cop city.”
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New leadership installed at the Atlanta Regional Commission
The Atlanta Regional Commission had its official transition of executive leadership Wednesday when it held its first in-person board meeting since the COVID pandemic.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens infusing City Hall with new energy
Although he’s been in office less than a month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens already has done more in a matter of weeks than some have done in years.
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Atlanta City Councilmember Westmoreland comes out as gay
Atlanta City Councilmember Matt Westmoreland has come out as gay on the eve of his second term in office.
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New Buckhead cityhood opposition group’s debut meeting draws mayor-elect, other officials
A new community group opposing Buckhead cityhood drew Mayor-elect Andre Dickens and other elected officials to its Dec. 9 kickoff meeting.
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Opposition grows to police training center at Atlanta Prison Farm
For decades, the vision for the historic Atlanta prison farm has been to transform it into a green jewel for the region.
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Atlanta’s massive affordable housing bond program is officially a go
On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms inked her signature on legislation that green-lights $50 million in bond funding aimed at producing and preserving affordable housing across the city.
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Atlanta’s $100M affordable housing bond proposal inches toward realization
At long last, the $100 million housing opportunity bond proposal, which experts believe could actually put a sizable dent in Atlanta’s housing affordability crisis, is headed toward approval by the city council.
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Faced with a time crunch, city could cut COVID-19 housing fund in half
City officials could cut the $22 million COVID-19 housing assistance program in half, Atlanta’s chief operating officer Jon Keen announced on Tuesday.
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New Atlanta City Council legislation could combat “equity theft”
A new Atlanta City Council proposal aims to stop predatory investors from swindling longtime Atlantans out of their homes.
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Councilman: $100 million affordable housing bond program needs to spur wealth creation
Snagged by the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta’s much-anticipated housing opportunity bond program could be nearing passage. But some proponents of the initiative say the proposal first needs to be tweaked to foster wealth creation.
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Fulton board OK’s developer property tax break a day after Atlanta asks them not to
The break would be worth $3.4 million over 10 years to a BeltLine-area apartment in Blandtown.
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Environmentalists, builders seek more density without cutting down trees
If Atlanta is to save its precious tree canopy, there’s a lesson to be learned from the adversaries-turned-friends experience between environmentalist John Noel and developer Adam Brock.
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Atlanta’s proposed affordable housing bond program swells to $200 million
The City of Atlanta’s plan to issue a $100 million bond to boost its stock of affordable housing just doubled in size.
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Atlanta lawmaker: $100 million affordable housing bond should help city buy land for residences
When Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms last month called for the city to issue $100 million in bonds to propel affordable housing initiatives, local leaders and housing professionals began brainstorming how the money might best be spent.
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City councilman: Landlords who get subsidies should accept vouchers from housing authority
The new chair of the Atlanta City Council’s Community Development and Human Services committee says landlords who take advantage of public subsidies, such as tax breaks, should be legally required to accept vouchers from the city’s housing authority.
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“New Atlanta”
What’s been brewing online and in real life for black Atlanta has finally gone mainstream – Old Atlanta versus New Atlanta.
This debate reached critical mass and mainstream media attention recently thanks to Atlanta influencer Isaac Hayes III.
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Gulch deal falls short on affordable housing, critics say
For some councilmembers and advocates, the Gulch deal’s affordable housing perks aren’t enough to justify a potential $1.75 billion in public incentives.
