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Instagram · Let’s discuss Zoning & Affordability! 🏡🏙️🚉📣 Right now, the city is discussing its first zoning code rewrite since the 1980’s. Why does this matter? Zoning is a tool that allows localities to determine what can be built and where. Zoning decisions directly impact affordability across neighborhoods, walkability, transit access, and more. Come out Weds. Oct. 28 at 7 pm to the Little 5 Points Comm…
Instagram · Join us for a Fall Action Hour at the KUA Summerhill studio on Wednesday, October 21 from 5-7 PM! 🍂🎉🍻📣 Presented by @abundanthousingatlanta and hosted by @kronbergua, this is a happy hour to celebrate the progress that's been made on dramatically shifting the direction of Zoning 2.0 and rally around what's next. Following a review of the exceptionally ineffectual draft from the City of Atlanta…- Blog · Zoning 2.0 Update: A Breakthrough for Atlanta’s Housing FutureAfter years(!) of public input and recent pro-housing advocacy, we're seeing signs of meaningful progress toward a zoning code that allows the housing options our city needs. The City of Atlanta commissioned an independent review of Zoning 2.0 that reinforces many of the changes we've been advocating for to improve Atlanta's outdated zoning code. Here's what we're keeping an eye on now.
- Facebook · More homes ✅ preserving affordability on the Beltline ✅ keeping legacy residents in their community ✅ We support the proposed redevelopment of Trestletree Village in Grant Park and Ormewood Park because it is a rare opportunity for "development without displacement." It preserves 188 existing affordable homes, improves housing quality for current residents, and adds new homes along the Southeast B…
Instagram, Facebook · We’re looking to better understand how people engage in local civic life, what barriers they encounter, and what support would help them participate more effectively. Whether you are active in your Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) or other community groups, or aren’t sure where to begin, we want to hear from you! Take a few minutes to tell us about your neighborhood involvement (survey link in bio…
Facebook · How involved are you in your neighborhood? We want to know! We are beginning an initiative to help more pro-housing neighbors navigate our local civic engagement landscape with knowledge, confidence, and community. We'd like to know about your civic engagement involvement, where there are barriers, and how we can support. Take 10 minutes to share your thoughts: https://forms.gle/1iZhC1pgKbpbiqQY7
Instagram · A recent AJC op-ed from Abundant Housing Atlanta board member Dr. Florence LeCraw connects housing affordability to Atlantans' everyday experiences: long commutes, rising costs, and worsening traffic. When nurses, teachers, service workers, and other essential workers can’t afford to live near their jobs, everyone feels the impact. The article highlights ways Atlantans can speak up for evidence-ba…
Instagram, Facebook · Join Abundant Housing Atlanta for our Spring Kickoff and Happy Hour on Wednesday, April 29 at 6:00 PM at Manuel’s Tavern! 🌹🌱🌳 During this time, we will welcome (back!) Asile, our former Atlanta Regional Organizer, to the AHA staff, unveil our upcoming strategic priorities, and plug you in on ways you can get involved! You WON’T want to miss it! Register at the link in bio! #ATLhousing #AtlantaH…
Instagram, Facebook · On April 13, hear from Emily Barrett of @gtplanning about how housing affordability impacts Atlanta’s campus communities - our students, staff, and neighborhoods. We’ll be at Georgia Tech, and all are welcome to join for a presentation followed by Q&A. Find details and registration at the link in bio!
Instagram, Facebook · Action hour recap + an easy way to take meaningful housing action. If you ask us, the biggest under-the-radar opportunity to improve housing in Atlanta is… Zoning 2.0. It’s a once-in-a-generation chance to get housing right. When he took office, Mayor Dickens set an ambitious goal to create and preserve 20,000 affordable homes, and we’re here for it. But the current draft of Zoning 2.0 won’t deliv…- Blog · Opening More Doors: Getting Zoning 2.0 Right for AtlantaWe're in affordability crisis, and our city's first comprehensive zoning reform in 40 years needs to make it easier to build housing.
Instagram · @abundanthousingatlanta will be holding the first "Action Hour" of the year on February 26th at KUA's office! We'll spend time with other Atlantans who want to improve Atlanta's housing crisis, hear from KUA who will ground us in the challenges ahead, and take collective action to improve Atlanta's zoning code to make Atlanta more affordable, attainable, walkable, and equitable. Registration link…- Facebook · Thank you to all who've shown support for this development of permanent supportive housing for seniors in Kirkwood! Last night, the Atlanta Zoning Review Board voted to send a recommendation of approval to City Council, who holds the ultimate decision. Find more details about what's going on and take a moment to send a letter to show your support to Council: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/say-y…
Instagram · Fun (and frustrating) fact: Atlanta just ranked among the worst cities in the world for traffic, coming in 16th globally and 7th in the U.S. in a recent analysis. Drivers lose about 75 hours a year(!) stuck in congestion. Policies like parking requirements influence what housing is built, where people live, and how much they drive. Join us and @parkingreform for a webinar to dig into how parking p…
Instagram, Facebook · 🚗➡️🏠Did you know parking requirements can raise housing costs and contribute to more traffic and congestion? Join Abundant Housing Atlanta for a webinar with the Parking Reform Network to learn: • How parking mandates raise the cost of building housing • What other cities are doing differently • What Atlanta has proposed as part of the Zoning 2.0 rewrite – and what to watch for ahead If we want…
Instagram, Facebook · In 2025, housing affordability was a top issue for Atlantans, and together, we turned that urgency into real progress. From thousands of letters sent to new homes unblocked and pro-housing leaders elected, this work happened because you showed up. Thank you for lending your voice, your time, and your persistence to help build more housing and neighborhoods that are livable, welcoming, and attainab…
Instagram, Facebook · Did you miss our zoning event? Experts from the National Zoning Atlas and Kronberg Urbanists + Architects broke down how Atlanta compares to similar cities. Key takeaway: zoning shapes almost everything around us! 📊A few stats folks can’t stop talking about: • Atlanta has 268 zoning jurisdictions - about one for every 1,800 people. That’s ten times more than Charlotte, NC - and a lot of red tape.…- Blog · Repealing Parking MandatesMore Homes & Businesses at Lower Cost, and Still, Plenty of Parking.
X · Join us and @kronbergua for a deep dive into the region’s NEWEST and most comprehensive zoning dataset. We’ll explore how we compare to surrounding cities and implications for #housingsolutions and affordability. RSVP: https://t.co/xMCnw6FPRV https://t.co/4bcKhuJr8W
Instagram · Speaker Reveal! 🎤 We’re excited to welcome Scott Markley, Jeff Conkle, and Patrick DeHoyos from the Zoning Atlas research team as they unveil the region’s most comprehensive zoning dataset. They’ll be joined by Atlanta’s own “zoning whisperer” Eric Kronberg of Kronberg Urbanists + Architects to break down what the new Zoning Atlas shows about Atlanta and our neighboring cities—and point to clear,…
Instagram, Facebook · Huge congrats to our endorsed housing leaders who WON on November 4 — and thank YOU for voting, sharing, and showing up for housing! Two races are headed to a runoff, and your support can make the difference. Early voting runs Saturday, Nov 22–Wednesday, Nov 26. Election Day is Dec 2. Please vote, spread the word to friends in Districts 7 & 11, and check out ways to support pro-housing candidates:…
Instagram, Facebook · Atlanta’s zoning story just got clearer. 📊 Join us for "Mapping the Future: Atlanta’s Zoning Truths Uncovered" -- a deep dive into the region’s most comprehensive zoning dataset. We’ll explore what the new Zoning Atlas reveals about the Atlanta Metro, how the City of Atlanta compares to surrounding cities, and what this means for housing supply, affordability, and long-term growth. Whether you're…- Facebook · This is a positive for housing! 👏👏👏 Parking drives up building costs, so banning parking minimums means less unnecessary parking and more of the housing we need in our city.
Instagram, Facebook · Atlanta's not full - we’re ready to grow better, with more homes for stronger neighborhoods. Local elections decide how our city grows. Let's vote for leaders who say yes to housing. Check our endorsed candidates at AbundantHousingAtlanta.org! #ATLvotes #HousingSolutions #ATLHousing #AbundantHousingAtlanta
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
Abundant Housing Atlanta is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.