Listen in as Shawn chats with Dr.Dan Immergluck about the design complexities in cities like Atlanta. Dan is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and 5 books that focus on housing, race, neighborhood change, gentrification, segregation, real estate markets, and urban political economy. Listen in as we talk about his research in one of his recent books, Red Hot City: Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Twenty-First Century Atlanta.
This conversation highlights missed opportunities in Atlanta’s development and the need for more equitable approaches. We explore the impact of corporate investment on Atlanta’s housing market and the role of federal and local policies in increasing inequity and solving neighborhood problems for equitable and thriving communities.
Special thanks to our podcast editor, Tim Rhodes, for making this episode possible. If you are interested in working with Tim, you can contact him via email at tim@whistlingblue.com, or through his website, whistlingblue.com. If you have questions, feedback, or wish to contact us, please email Rose Silva at rose@fcsministries.org.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:00 Neighborhoods as Politically and Socially Constructed Spaces
07:19 The Ongoing Design of Inequity in Neighborhoods
16:14 The Atlanta Urban Regime
25:49 Tax Breaks and the Loss of Public Resources
30:23 The Importance of Affordable Housing
32:45 Missed Opportunities in Atlanta’s Development
33:15 The Impact of Corporate Investment on Atlanta’s Housing Market
36:12 The Role of Federal and Local Policies in Increasing Inequity
39:29 Missed Opportunities in Neighborhood Stabilization Programs
41:44 The Need for Corporate Property Taxation Reform
43:42 Improvement in Tenant Protections and Organizing
48:29 The Importance of Changing Single-Family Zoning
52:27 Judging the Health of the City from the Perspective of the Less Powerful
54:43 Solving Neighborhood Problems for Equitable and Thriving Communities
