Assessing Affordable Housing Adequacy on the Atlanta Beltline
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Ahn, Jungho
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The Atlanta BeltLine has attracted public concern over gentrification. The City of Atlanta plans to mitigate gentrification and displacement of low-income population with affordable housing. One of Atlanta’s policies is an inclusionary zoning ordinance. This study aims to identify the adequacy of inclusionary zoning to add new affordable housing in Atlanta. The study is based on the proposition that it is preferable for affordable housing to be located near neighborhoods that are gentrifying or vulnerable to gentrification to reduce the social cost of relocation. To understand the relationship between gentrification and affordable housing in Atlanta, we developed a system to identify the gentrification stage using the ordinary least squares regression analysis. The results showed that the number of census tracts under influence of gentrification increased over time. This aligned with results of previous studies and the public concern over the expansion and intensification of gentrification in Atlanta in recent years. The BeltLine has played a critical role for this change. Moreover, the location of city’s affordable housing did not show any significant relationship with neighborhoods that are gentrifying or vulnerable to gentrification, demonstrating in turn that Atlanta’s policy to add new affordable housing fails to pursue the public good and mitigate gentrification by reducing the cost of relocation for displaced populations. The study concludes that supplementary policies are required to protect susceptible populations from gentrification.
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2025-03
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