School of City and Regional Planning Applied Research and Option Papers
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Planning for the Future: A Study of Sustainable Stormwater Management Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology
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In the Mix: Middle Housing and Income Diversity in Atlanta
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)This study explores a correlation between Atlanta’s modest supply of middle housing (often referred to as “missing middle”), and income diversity among residents. While Atlanta has historically been one of the most ethnically ... -
The Impact of Eviction on Student Displacement: An Atlanta Case Study
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)This paper models the relationship between residential eviction and the displacement of public school students. Using a unique dataset assembled from eviction case records and school enrollment reports, the paper uses a ... -
Perspective on Planning for Sea Level Rise
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Residents in the world's cities face great uncertainty in the face of sea level rise. It is the responsibility of planners and government leaders to prepare communities through planned retreat, shore protection, and ... -
Increasing Bicycles’ Share of Commuter Trips in Atlanta Through Improved Trip Routing Methodologies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)The paper investigates some of the many elements required for successful bicycling. It gives some suggestions to encourage people to choose bicycles as their trip mode. Due to limited data, the paper considers only ... -
Climate Mitigation Planning: Are Plans with Policy Tools Measurably More Effective?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)A climate action plan is the ultimate tool used by cities in their efforts to combat climate change. Climate action plans are used by cities as a guide to reduce their contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Within ... -
Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization: How Does the Georgia Main Street Program Affect the Population Size, Racial Makeup, Median Household Income, and Retail Sales of Designated Cities?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Main streets and downtowns across the United States have experienced a steady decline in activity due to the popularity of shopping centers and the expansion of highway systems. The Main Street America program is a popular ... -
Bridging the Affordability Gap: How Can Faith Based Organizations Leverage Their Real Estate Assets?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)The City of Atlanta faces a critical need for more affordable housing. This paper seeks to understand whether faith-based organizations can leverage their real estate assets to help aid in the solution, and what parcels ... -
The Influence of Transit - Oriented Developments on Housing Cost and Ridership in Denver, Colorado
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)This research looks to understand how affordable housing policies can influence the success of compact, transit-oriented developments (TODs). Specifically, does the presence of affordable housing stock or affordable housing ... -
Funding Parks for Community Interests
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Public parks have lost significant government funding in recent decades, and are continuing to lose it. However, non-profits, corporate foundations, real estate developers, and community organizations can also play important ... -
Affordable Atlanta
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Since the 2008 housing recession, American cities have been undergoing a reversal period where people who once fled the city center are now drawn to its alluring qualities. The period of “white flight” that decentralized ... -
Racial Discrimination in the Atlanta Mortgage Market, 2012 - 2017
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)The purpose of this research is to examine mortgage lending patterns and determine if Black and Latino applicants are more likely to be denied for a loan than white applicants. Further, the analysis will identify specific ... -
Combating Food Insecurity within Universities: Defining an Integrated and Adaptive Method
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Defining an integrated and adaptive method for universities to measure their level of programming on food insecurity. Georgia Tech is used as a case study for the application of the scoring method followed by policy ... -
A Tale of Two (Modern) Cities: A Comparison of the Attempts to Regulate Airbnb in San Francisco and Boston
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05-03)This paper provides an overview of the history of Airbnb and its challenges within the city, including some of the studied impacts that Airbnb has had on both the residential and tourism sectors. Next, the paper evaluates ... -
Staying Afloat in Affordable Housing Production: An Initial Examination and Framework of Cost Savings for Mercy Housing Southeast
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-05)As income disparities continue to increase nationally, finding and constructing housing that is affordable and provides a stable environment to those in the lowest-income brackets has become extremely difficult across the ... -
Neighborhood Security and Resiliency: Reviving East Washington
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)Blight and crime are often a packaged deal when referring to urban communities. Given that blight and crime are common issues in the U.S.A there are a number of different methods used in the past to solve those problems. ... -
Leveraging Technology as a Community Engagement Strategy
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to explore how technology can be incorporated into traditional community engagement to increase the number of people who are engaged. The paper outlines what community engagement is, how society ... -
Reallocating Food Waste: Evaluating Food Waste Management Options for Atlanta
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-01-12)This paper recommends efficient ways for city officials to mitigate Atlanta’s food waste. Redirecting food waste will provide the city with three significant benefits: (1) Equity – The reallocation of excess, edible food ... -
Houston Townhomes & Affordability: Relative townhome prices 2005-2018
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05)Houston is often held up as the example of the un-‐zoned American city, with the implication being that Houston’s land use is altogether unregulated and the city’s form is the purest reflection of market forces in any ... -
Church-Based Transportation: A New Shared Mobility Service That Converts Church Parking Lots into Transportation Hubs
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05)The Atlanta metro region leads national polls and statistics that reveal the inadequacy of available transportation services. For example, Atlanta has the 2nd lowest rate of economic mobility, 4th highest rate of suburbanization ...
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