Center for Civic Innovation

10/05/2026

This week in Atlanta...

🚔 Committee holds jail sale to review costs and staffing

🚱 Watershed outlines plan to collect unpaid water bills

🏗️ New self-storage facilities would need special use permits

🏊 City pools would be free during open swim hours

🚶 Pedestrian deaths on interstates drive rise in fatal crashes

💊 Fulton Commissioners set 2027 Anthem rates, up 10% for active staff

🎓 APS graduation rate hits record high, but college readiness lags

🚲 Beltline secures land to finish 22-mile trail loop

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.

10/05/2026

📣 Today’s the deadline to register to vote in the November election!

If you’re not sure whether you’re registered, or if your address is up to date, take 30 seconds and check it now at mvp.sos.ga.gov.

09/28/2026

This week in Atlanta...

🚃 Council affirms support for light rail on full 22-mile Beltline loop

🏠 Primary-residence limit on short-term rental licenses removed

📹 Surveillance technology oversight substitute returns to committee

💬 Committee holds bill on public comment changes

⚽ City officials debrief Council on World Cup operations

⁉ Councilmembers question proposed jail sale at work session

🚇 MARTA reports $92.9M gap as open fare gates cut into revenue

🚧 Housing authority seeks HUD approval to sell Thomasville Heights land

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.

09/21/2026

This week in Atlanta....

📝 Jail sale resolution held pending a work session

👶 Twelve weeks of paid child caregiver leave advances

💦 Audit puts unpaid water bills above $236 million

🚧 Moving Atlanta Forward has spent $162 million

👁️‍🗨️ Mayor proposes citywide surveillance rules

💵 City pilots $500 zero-interest loans to stop evictions

💊 Fulton approves 2027 health plans, except Anthem

💰 Invest Atlanta backs Amsterdam Walk tax break

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.

09/16/2026

Join us to celebrate the launch of Atlanta's new Department of Public Reimagination (DPRI) and their inaugural publication, The Spark! In September, DPRI is launching this free publication in newsstands throughout Atlanta featuring stories and art from locals envisioning the Atlanta they want, inspiring readers as creators in their own civic life.

The Department of Public Reimagination* was established in 2026 to help Metro Atlantans dream up and create the city they want. DPRI coordinates across departments to clear the red tape for people to reclaim public spaces and solve local problems. Because public imagination is the foundation of play, invention, and change, DPRI strives to make it easy, safe, legal, and fun to create a better city.

DPRI is staffed by artists (VP of Public Memory), Mallory Rukhsana Nezam (Chief Analyst of Possibility) and (Deputy Design Officer).

The Spark by the Department of Public Reimagination is supported by the Nexus Fund, administered by Atlanta Contemporary, through the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program.

Link in bio to RSVP!

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*The Department of Public Reimagination is an artist-run civic initiative. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or answerable to any actual municipal, county, state, or federal agency, though it happily coordinates with all of them in spirit. Any resemblance to a functioning bureaucracy is aspirational.

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

This week in Atlanta...

📝 Legislation to sell City jail to Fulton County, commit to Beltline light rail, and replace Atlanta’s zoning code heads to Council committees

🅿 Atlanta adopts parking bill of rights for pay-to-park lots

🏡 Peachtree Circle historic district proposal shelved

🚸 Rezoning of former Rosalie Wright Elementary school site advances

🚌 MARTA awards bus shelter advertising contract

🚧 Beltline starts on new Northwest Trail segment

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.

09/14/2026

More than a tad bit to share on the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative…

:no_entry_sign: Fulton County Board of Commissioners rejects participation in the City of Atlanta’s tax allocation district (TAD) extension

:books: Atlanta Public Schools convenes Indepepndent Review Committee to evaluate and provide recommendations on APS participation in TADs

:money_with_wings: City of Atlanta celebrates investment of up to $50M in Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative by private philanthropy

09/08/2026

This week in Atlanta...

🏛 Fulton County accepts $68 million jail price, trial weeks that cleared 300 jail cases halved as funding ends

📝 Corrected Fulton property tax bills are expected mid-November, commercial property audit stalls

🏫 APS seeks input on new attendance zones ahead of closures, school sales tax renewal to go before voters

🏘 Report: region needs 117,000 more affordable homes

🚃 Beltline finalizes $3.5B rail plan, funding unresolved

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.

08/31/2026

This week in Atlanta...

🚌 MARTA settles $52M tax fund dispute with City of Atlanta, reports bus delays, adds patrols

📝 Council committees vote for Westside blight cases, against Peachtree Circle historic district

⛈ City aims to pass new stormwater utility fee

💰 Philanthropies pledge $50M for Atlanta neighborhoods

📄 Federal monitor’s third report cites Fulton jail failures

⚖ Family of Beltline suspect seeks new mental illness law

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.