Community Development

In its late-19th and early-20th century heyday, downtown Jonesboro was a railroad hub, its bustling Central Business District home to popular shops, the town newspaper, and — as historical gossip…

A rendering of an enhanced bus stop presented by an ALMA team at the Arts & Culture forum What happens when artists and culture workers collaborate with planners, community leaders,…

The Atlanta Regional Commission is now accepting nominations for the agency’s annual Regional Excellence Awards, which recognize planning and development projects that improve quality of life for metro Atlanta residents….

Last year, Mamie Rogers and her husband, Star Lee, patched their leaky roof. The leak wouldn’t stop, and they had to add fresh patches earlier this year. Even then, water…

The language we use to talk about a topic influences how we think about it. And with an entrenched issue like housing affordability, it also impacts the solutions we imagine…

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) today announced that Douglas County and the City of Locust Grove will receive technical support from community partners through ARC’s Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP)….

Consider this: How do we build communities that work for everyone, including our fast-growing 65+ population, when many of us don’t particularly want to think about aging at all —…

The Atlanta Regional Commission announced today that it will provide critical planning and technical support to eight metro Atlanta communities through the agency’s Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP). The projects…

If you’re a homeowner, much of your house’s value comes from the land it sits on. That’s the fact that drives community land trusts, a strategy to fight gentrification that’s…

These days, so many of us are looking to live in dynamic, pedestrian-friendly places, the kind where you don’t have to get in your car to do everything. But creating…

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) today announced that it has awarded Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grants to fund 11 planning studies in metro Atlanta communities. The grants are designed to help communities…

Doug Hooker, who has served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission since 2011, has announced that he will retire in March 2022. Hooker has led the agency through…

Retirement! Time to reconnect with family and friends, travel to destinations we’ve long dreamed of, and do that volunteer work we’ve been meaning to do, all while maybe sleeping in…

The horrific shootings that recently took place in metro Atlanta followed a wave of violence nationwide in the past year that targeted Asian Americans. The shootings also brought a national…

Shopping malls. They’re not what they used to be. This is true, both in terms of the decline in indoor shopping centers’ success and popularity, and in that some malls…

Data is most meaningful when placed in context.  It’s one thing, say, to know that the median home sale price in metro Atlanta is $233,000. It’s much more powerful when you learn that the…

Too often, experts say, arts and culture is considered little more than an add-on to community development projects. Think a sculpture plopped in the middle of a green space or a…

Normally in this space, we talk about the big trends and innovations taking place across metro Atlanta.  As 2020 comes to an end and, we thought we’d share news about some…

The Atlanta Regional Commission’s Land Use Coordinating Committee meeting on Dec. 17 will feature an Call For Projects Ideas Exchange designed for local governments and nonprofits interested in applying for…

The Atlanta Regional Commission today announced the winners of the 2020 Developments of Excellence awards, which recognizes developments and places that are improving quality in communities across metro Atlanta. The…