This article defines gentrification as an influx of capital and concomitant goods and services in locales where those resources were previously non-existent or denied. The author discusses the problems that gentrification causes.
Story on Chastain apartments still leasing through the date that Gateway project was approved and how most residents didn’t know about coming displacement. July 2013
Apartment communities located on Roswell Road near Windsor Parkway will be torn down for luxury apartments, retail and office space, restaurants and Sprouts grocery store. The apartment residents, mostly Latino, were not made aware of the displacement.
Workforce exodus as rents rise in SS 4/14/17
Article highlights a meeting of the Community Assistance Center, a nonprofit aimed at preventing hunger and homelessness, with residents who say they are being priced out of their apartment homes.
Brookhaven/Buford Hwy zoning includes affordability mandate
Brookhaven’s proposed Buford Highway Overlay zoning district will include an affordable housing mandate and apartment tenant protections as city leaders try to address gentrification of the corridor known for its international restaurants and immigrant residents.
City of Atlanta releases housing affordability action plan, commits to $1Billion for affordable housing preservation or creation.
The city of Atlanta issued a “Housing Affordability Action Plan” on June 25, this article lists the plan’s main goals and “initiatives”.
Demolition to displacement and race in Atlanta’s northern suburbs Oct 2018
A look at the movement from exclusion of hispanics and blacks in Northern Atlanta neighborhoods, to expulsion through exclusionary zoning, auto-mobility, and anti-crowding ordinances, colorblind justification.
