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The pandemic has changed a lot — including, for many of us, work. In this episode, how we got here and how the telework revolution is impacting everything from how we work, to what our workplaces look like, to our attitudes about how we spend t
In this episode: the story of someone who’s done everything she was supposed to and is still facing eviction. It’s the kind of story that’s becoming alarmingly common in our region — and experts say it’s likely about to get much worse following
How could 125 miles of trail along the Chattahoochee River transform our relationship with Atlanta’s natural landscape and while really and truly serving the underinvested communities in its path? This ep, we discuss the Chattahoochee Riverland
We spend a morning at the Peachtree Street Demonstration Project, which is testing how a three-block span of shared space for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists works for all those groups. What’s Next ATL is powered by the Atlanta Regional Comm
The language we use to talk about a topic influences how we think about it. And with an entrenched issue like housing affordability, it also impacts the solutions we imagine are possible. This episode, we talk with Dr. Tiffany Manuel, an expert
How do we build communities that work for people of all ages when many of us don’t want to think about aging at all — especially not our own? This episode, we talk with Ashton Applewhite, TED Talk speaker and author of “This Chair Rocks: A Mani
If you’re a homeowner, much of your house’s value comes from the land it sits on. That’s the fact that drives community land trusts, a strategy to fight gentrification that’s gaining traction. We talk to JaTawn Robinson, who found housing affor
Even amidst economic growth, metro Atlanta was a region beset by inequity. What happens, then, when a pandemic and an economic crisis come to town? This episode breaks it down, number by number. What’s Next ATL is powered by the Atlanta Regiona
The story of how staff at the Center for Pan-Asian Community Services came together in a matter of weeks, to change everything about what they did in order to continue to offer sustenance and care to older refugees and immigrants during the cor
So, you’re working at home. And maybe you have everything you need to do it right: your ergonomic chair, your well-lit home office, and your robot nanny bringing you fresh lattes. Or maybe you’re like many of us and find yourself a little stres
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
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
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 “urbanis
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 calle
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 t
What will metro Atlanta look like in 2050? And what do we do now, to make it the place we want? Internationally-renowned futurist Glen Hiemstra fills us in on the large-scale trends he says will shape the region between now and 2050, and a coup
Season 2 is almost here. This time around, we’re asking one simple question: How do we build the communities we want? From the big-picture prognostications for our next 30 years, to metro Atlanta’s changing cities and neighborhoods, to the futu
In this bonus episode, we talk about how you—yes, you—can get involved with a long-range planning effort for metro Atlanta that looks all the way out to the year 2050. Planners want your input on The Atlanta Region’s Plan, which covers areas fr
Get psyched, because this fall, we’re returning with the question: How do we build the community we want? From tiny houses in our backyards, to breweries in our suburban town centers, to questions of job security in the age of robots, we’ll loo
In this bonus episode, we ask leaders from around the region to tell us what they see as the biggest issues facing the Atlanta region for 2019. What’s Next ATL is powered by the Atlanta Regional Commission and hosted by Kate Sweeney. Find out m
Close your eyes and think, “tractor-trailer driver.” Who do you picture? If you said, “a tough older guy,” you wouldn’t be off the mark. Truckers have a hard job which requires some resiliency. And 94% of them are men, with an average age of 55
Driverless cars and “connected technology” are making headlines across the country and right here in metro Atlanta. But why should any of this interest any but the tech-nerdiest among us? Well, it turns out it’s about a lot more than getting fr
Driverless cars and “connected technology” are making headlines across the country and right here in metro Atlanta. But why should any of this interest any but the tech-nerdiest among us? Well, it turns out it’s about a lot more than getting fr
Aging? Then this story’s for you. And, guess what? We’re all aging. In this episode, we visit two older women who became roommates to save money. But they’ve enjoyed the experience so much that now they want to start a movement in the Atlanta r
Whether we’re renters or homeowners, housing affordability is a problem for many of us—certainly around the entire country, but increasingly, right here in metro Atlanta. In this episode, we set out to learn more: What’s contributing to metro A
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