Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms recently solidified a key pillar of her One Atlanta Strategic Transportation Plan by adopting a Vision Zero policy focused on eliminating traffic deaths and reducing crashes and serious injuries in the City of Atlanta.
04/21/2020 1:58 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Executive Order postponing all meetings of City of Atlanta boards, authorities, commissions, committees or similar bodies which are scheduled to occur in City Hall or other City facilities.
03/24/2020 2:49 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the Centers of Hope Afterschool program will continue to provide free meals to all students who rely on them throughout the closure of schools.
03/14/2020 1:35 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, joined by members of City Council, signed historic legislation creating the City of Atlanta’s first-ever Office of Inspector General.
02/07/2020 2:00 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined leaders from the United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Internal Revenue Service at a press conference to promote Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness (EITC).
02/05/2020 4:03 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that P. Nigel Roberts has been named Commissioner of the Department of Grants and Community Development.
02/03/2020 3:32 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined City officials, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, and community partners to break ground on a new housing complex on North Avenue in West Atlanta.
01/10/2020 10:18 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined officials and community partners to break ground on the initial phase of Herndon Square Phase 1.
01/07/2020 1:56 PM
The City of Atlanta has earned LEED Silver certification, becoming the 100th city or community to certify under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Cities and Communities program.
11/19/2019 9:46 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the appointment of Josh Rowan to lead Atlanta’s newly formed Department of Transportation (ATLDOT).
11/13/2019 10:10 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced today that Shelby Busó has been named Chief Sustainability Officer. In this role, she will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of resilience and sustainability efforts for the City of Atlanta.
10/15/2019 3:03 PM
The City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) announced the 2019 lineup of exhibitions, events, and community activities for the city’s annual public art festival, ELEVATE, which will be hosted in the historic Pittsburgh neighborhood from Monday, Oct. 14, to Saturday, Oct. 19.
09/30/2019 12:06 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Atlanta will become the second city to participate in The Rockefeller Foundation’s Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative.
07/31/2019 11:57 AM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the appointment of Dr. Angelica Geter Fugerson to serve as the first ever Chief Health Officer for the City of Atlanta.
07/25/2019 12:39 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced two high-level appointments for the City of Atlanta. Cardellia Hunter and Phillana Williams have been named Interim Co-Directors for the Mayor’s Office of Film and Entertainment.
07/11/2019 4:54 PM
The City of Atlanta Department of Public Works reminds customers that in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday, garbage, recycling and yard waste will not be collected on Monday, May 27, 2019.
05/24/2019 2:03 PM
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms today announced an unprecedented comprehensive plan to raise compensation for members of the Atlanta Police Department. By January 2019, the City will invest an additional $10 million towards compensation for patrolling police and senior police officers.
10/01/2018 10:35 AM
The Atlanta Police Department is launching its first-ever LGBT Citizens Police Academy through a two-day program on April 17 and 18, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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