DCP Launches Future Places Project Website

By Tim Keane, Commissioner, Dept. of City Planning

The City of Atlanta has a story like no other city in America. From its beginnings, as a small railroad junction, to its rise as a hub for transportation and business, to its central role in redeeming the promises made during our country’s founding, Atlanta is a place of opportunity, struggle, progress, and hard work. It is a place to learn, a place to work, a place to create, and a place to call home. 

Atlanta can only be the place that we love and care about if we—all of us—remember the people and events that shaped it into such a special place. The authentic Atlanta is rooted in history and lives on in our stories and our communities. 

The Future Places Project has information and ideas that can improve the City’s ability to keep Atlanta for all of us, even as we continue to shape our City into the place we want it to be. Our history and our culture do not have to be lost in this effort. Our historic places and spaces are our future – they are what will continue to make Atlanta a truly great and unique city. 

The Atlanta we know today is the result of decisions made in the past – decisions that we cannot undo.  However, we do have the ability to make decisions today that can recognize, embrace, and protect our heritage.   Our communities: Our Future Places.   

Join us in our effort to make Atlanta’s history part of its future.