Atlanta Civic Circle
WEB6 days ago · ACC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic journalism platform designed to inform and inspire metro Atlanta residents to actively participate in addressing the most important issues facing our region. Learn more about us. From democracy to housing news, Atlanta Civic Circle reports on critical issues facing our city. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
About Us - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBThe aim of the Atlanta Civic Circle is to increase engagement to build a better educated, more involved readership that shall shape the Atlanta of tomorrow. We launched with one of Atlanta’s most daunting issues: Housing Affordability and then decided to take on Democracy in our region. Imagine, years from now, an Atlanta where the housing ...
Elections 2024 - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBFor this free voter guide, Atlanta Civic Circle and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reached out to more than 500 campaigns ranging from congressional candidates to district attorneys and local government officials to get them to share their stances on key issues. We’ve heard from many campaigns and will continue to add information as we get it.
For decades, Gwinnett County has struggled to expand public ...
WEB13 hours ago · Next month, Gwinnett will ask voters to approve a countywide rideshare system. But to succeed, it’ll need to reach all residents—including Spanish speakers. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to keep up with all things Housing and Democracy related in metro Atlanta. Sign up I might’ve recently ...
Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment could finally start this winter.
WEBMay 22, 2024 · “There should be thousands of housing units there,” City Councilmember Amir Farokhi said. “The current vision for the site, while an improvement over a parking lot, falls short of what the city needs and deserves, which is more housing on a site that can support significant housing density.”
Georgia Elections Chief: Hurricane Helene unlikely to disrupt …
WEB21 hours ago · Georgia’s top elections official said Monday that he doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions in next month’s general election in the state. After coming ashore in Florida, Helene hit Georgia hard, leaving destruction and power outages in its wake. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news ...
Cost of Living - Atlanta Civic Circle
WEBThe Cost of Living Project is an innovative look at the price we pay to live in metro Atlanta. This conversation is about more than escalating home and rental costs; over the course of this project, we’ll explore the cost of living through food, wages, transportation, childcare, education, and healthcare—in addition to housing.
What’s in Atlanta’s new budget and how do you fit in?
WEBMay 5, 2022 · To address these concerns, the mayor’s budget increases funding for the Department of City Planning, which includes zoning, by 5.9%, to $23.05 million. That makes up 3.1% of the overall general fund. Dickens has also pledged that $10 million will go to an affordable housing trust fund that Atlanta City Council created in December.
Atlanta History Center launches five-year democracy initiative
WEBDec 14, 2021 · In response, The Atlanta History Center is launching a five-year plan of scholarship and exhibits to get Americans focused on repairing the country’s fractured democracy in time for its 250th birthday. Going forward, democracy will be central to its research, scholarship and storytelling, said Atlanta History Center President Sheffield Hale.
What makes this era of Atlanta’s gentrification different?
WEBMar 3, 2022 · Atlanta’s gentrification started in the 1970s with the business-led creation of ‘Midtown’ and the adjacent in-town neighborhoods of Inman Park and Virginia Highlands. Fast forward 50 years, and Atlanta’s affordable housing issues are now the region’s–after one Olympics, two airport expansions, five separate eras of gentrification, a ...