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…
What if Peachtree Were More Than a Street?
In this 9-minute listen, What’s Next ATL spent a morning out at the Peachtree Street Demonstration Project, which is testing how a three-block span of shared space for drivers, pedestrians,…
How Arts & Culture Can Build a Better Community
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,…
Home Remedy: ARC Grants Help Older Adults Modify Houses and Age in Place
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…
How We Talk About Affordable Housing with Dr. Tiffany Manuel
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…
How to Be an “Old Person in Training” with Ashton Applewhite
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 —…
Teleworking is Here to Stay. What Does That Mean for ATL?
It’s been over a year since so many of us left the office for the last time and set up shop in our living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, and home offices….
Community Land Trusts: Boosting Housing Affordability and Fighting Gentrification
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 New Projects Aim to Create a More Vital, Connected Metro Atlanta
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…
5 Q’s for ARC Executive Director Doug Hooker, Who Plans to Retire Next Year
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…
The Pandemic Has Made Social Isolation in Older Adults Worse. How Can We Address It?
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…
Data Dive: Metro Atlanta’s Fast-Growing Asian Community
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…
