Community Development

Applications are now being accepted for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 2020 Regional Leadership Institute (RLI). RLI exposes a diverse group of participants to the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing metro…

Mural by: Neka King If you’ve been in downtown Atlanta lately, you might have been dazzled by a cluster of brightly lit digital signage. Don’t be fooled, you’re not actually…

Change is coming to downtown Kennesaw. Amidst a population on the rise, two substantial mixed-use developments are planned that will add restaurants, retail, townhomes, and yes, even a couple more…

The Atlanta Regional Commission is now accepting applications for two of its local planning programs: The Livable Centers Initiative (LCI), a grant program which helps local communities re-envision their downtowns…

Where do metro Atlanta’s renters live? How old are they? What is their racial make-up, and what is their experience of life in the A-T-L? An in-depth blog post from…

As we close the books on 2019, we at What’s Next ATL thought it’d be a good time to take a look back at some of the top regional issues…

It seems like a simple concept: Build neighborhoods and places that can accommodate people across all stages of life—from toddlers, to twenty-somethings, to those past retirement. Regional planners call them…

The Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) has received the 2019 John Portman Visionary Award from the American Institute of Architects’ Atlanta chapter. This honor recognizes an individual, organization,…

Photo Description: ATL ADU CO recently built Cottage Inman in Inman Park Could that cute little backyard cottage solve housing affordability? Okay, so…no, not by itself. More and more, though, people…

Whether you call it new urbanism, live-work-play or something else, a certain type of development is sweeping the country right now — and making a big splash right here in…

How did it come to be that a small city a full 30 miles north of the city of Atlanta set the precedent for so-called “urban” design — the sort…

The Atlanta Regional Commission announced the 2019 recipients of the agency’s Developments of Excellence awards today during the annual State of the Region breakfast. Each year, the awards honor developments…

It’s alive! We’re not talking about Frankenstein, although the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is a marvel of modern science. This “living building,” as it’s called, was constructed to…

Anyone who’s recently looked for housing in metro Atlanta knows how hard it can be to find anything that’s affordable. The numbers are stark. Between 2011 and 2017, rents have…

It’s good to be back! Two modest questions kick off Season 2: What will metro Atlanta look like in 2050? And what do we do now, to make it the…

Residents will get another chance to weigh in on proposed plans now taking shape to reimagine a 100-mile public realm along the Chattahoochee River, while hearing about updates on significant…

A glance out the window is all you need to know the Atlanta region is growing fast. Cranes are busy throwing up the next high rise, businesses are expanding, and…

The Atlanta Regional Commission will be holding a series of pop-up open houses Oct. 4 – Nov. 2 that offer an engaging, interactive way for residents to provide input on…

Want to have a say in how metro Atlanta grows and changes over the next three decades? Now’s your chance. A series of pop-up open houses are planned across the…

It’s probably not shocking to hear that metro Atlanta is adding more people. Just take a look at all the construction cranes dotting the skyline, or the skyrocketing rents, for…