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Dec 4, 2019

Could that cute little backyard cottage solve housing affordability?

Okay, so…no, not by itself.

But more and more, people are looking to accessory dwelling units — ADUs, for short — to add needed variety to housing choices in metro Atlanta so that people at different stages of life and income-levels can afford to...


Nov 27, 2019

Workforce automation is growing around the nation and right here in metro Atlanta, and — whether you know it or not — likely has some major effects on your job, too. This episode, we’ll hear about how artificial intelligence and other kinds of automation are already deeply enmeshed in our lives — as well as both...


Nov 20, 2019

Whether you call it new urbanism, live-work-play or something else, a certain type of development is sweeping the country right now — and making a big splash right here in the ATL.

And despite the fact that this phenom’ is often called “urbanism,” many suburban metro ATL communities are leading the way in the...


Nov 15, 2019

Today, we bring you Archive Atlanta. You know how What’s Next ATL looks to what our future might hold? Well, in her podcast, Victoria Lemos brings listeners stories from Atlanta’s past—and they’re great. This week, we bring you an episode called “Ward System,” explaining how and why the city became broken up...


Nov 13, 2019

How did it come to be that a small city a full 30 miles north of the city of Atlanta set the precedent for so-called “urban” design — the sort of pedestrian-friendly planning that’s taking suburban and in-town neighborhoods alike by storm?

In this episode, we hear the story of Woodstock, Georgia, long...