density Archives - Atlanta Civic Circle

A map shows Midtown's special development districts, just east of the highway.

Housing Affordability

Could Atlanta tap Midtown’s explosive growth to fund affordable housing?

by Sean Keenan August 27, 2025August 28, 2025

A city councilmember has a plan to turn Midtown’s explosive growth into a new funding stream.

A grey, one-story house, with a white bannister on the porch and bushes in the yard.

Housing Affordability

As metro Atlanta cities rewrite zoning laws, will they follow national trend of embracing density?

by Sean Keenan April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

A pink sign soliciting community input for the zoning code rewrite is stuck into a median on a city street.

Housing Affordability

Is Atlanta’s new Zoning 2.0 survey too “confusing” for regular people?

by Sean Keenan December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Housing Affordability

As housing affordability worsens, what will it take for Atlanta to better use residential space?

by Sean Keenan April 24, 2022April 24, 2022

Housing Affordability

Atlanta planning czar’s impending departure adds uncertainty to housing affordability efforts

by Sean Keenan February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

A picture of the city's red leather-bound city design plan sitting on a wooden table..

Housing Affordability

Mythbusting Atlanta’s zoning reform efforts with planning czar Tim Keane

by Sean Keenan September 14, 2021September 15, 2021

Man does construction on home

Housing Affordability

Analysis: In metro Atlanta, population boom outpaces housing creation

by Sean Keenan August 19, 2021August 23, 2021

Housing Affordability

Charlotte lawmakers want to abolish single-family-only zoning. Could Atlanta do the same?

by Sean Keenan August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

A landscape photo of Atlanta City Hall, with its tan tower lording over winter-stripped trees and a lawn.

Housing Affordability

City legislation seeks to boost residential density by transit stops

by Sean Keenan July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Housing Affordability Guest

Save Atlanta from a dense and treeless fate

by Gloria Cheatham April 19, 2021August 9, 2021