ARC Poverty & Transportation Workshop

WCA Staff attended the Atlanta Regional Commission’s first Building Opportunity Workshop on Poverty and Transportation Access in Metropolitan Atlanta on January 21, 2015. Speakers included Rebecca Burns, Deputy Editor of Atlanta Magazine; Keith Parker, CEO of MARTA; Dr. Michael Rich, Executive Director of Emory Center for Community Partnerships; and Nathaniel Smith, CEO of Partnership for Southern Equity. Attendees had round-table discussions to give input on these issues in the context of: the vision, policies, funding, and obstacles.

View the attachment for highlights of the presentation, and view ARC’s website: http://atlantaregional.com/the-regional-plan/get-informed/building-opportunity-workshop-series for slides, maps, and a full report on the table discussions.

View the video that Atlanta Magazine produced on income inequality on a 2 mile, 5 minute drive from downtown to the Westside traveling Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd to Joseph E. Boone Blvd.: http://www.atlantamagazine.com/article/video-atlantas-income-inequality-in-less-than-2-miles-and-5-minutes/

Poverty and Transportation Highlights 2015

Northwest Community Alliance – January Meeting

Paul Morris Updates the NCA

Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. on the Westside

WCA staff attended the first Northwest Community Alliance of the year. Paul Morris, President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) was the evening’s guest speaker. Mr. Morris did a wonderful job of updating the residents on recent accomplishments of the BeltLine, new policies adopted by the Board, and some timelines for assessments, grants, and implementations. He was gracious enough to answer questions after he spoke. His presentation as well the question/answer section can be found in the attachment below.

For more information on the Atlanta BeltLine visit http://beltline.org/

Archives for February 2015