Press Releases

Mayor Kasim Reed Statement on the Passing of John Portman

12/30/2017 5:35 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Unveils Plans for the Future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry

Mayor Kasim Reed today unveiled the plans for Phase One of the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry. Mayor Reed was joined by Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Amy Phuong, Department of Watershed Management Commissioner Kishia L. Powell, Councilmember Michael Julian Bond, Renew Atlanta General Manager Faye DiMassimo, and Atlanta Beltline Partnership Executive Director Rob Brawner for the unveiling.

12/29/2017 7:55 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Announces $100M Expansion of Piedmont Park

12/29/2017 7:51 PM

City of Atlanta Announces Inauguration Day Schedule of Events

12/29/2017 1:53 PM

City of Atlanta Announces Holiday Schedule for the Atlanta Streetcar

12/29/2017 1:32 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Statement on the Passing of CBS 46 Anchor Amanda Davis

12/28/2017 9:52 AM

The Reed Administration Response to Bill Torpy’s December 22 Column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

12/22/2017 7:30 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Announces Creative Industries Fund

Mayor Kasim Reed today announced the new Creative Industries Fund, a joint project between the Mayor’s Office of Film and Entertainment and Invest Atlanta to assist independent content creators and creative entrepreneurs in the City of Atlanta.

12/22/2017 2:40 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Wishes the City of Atlanta a Safe and Happy Holiday

Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that City of Atlanta government offices and the municipal court will be closed on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in observance of the Christmas day holiday.

12/22/2017 12:15 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Announces New Partnership Between City of Atlanta and Atlanta Public Schools

12/20/2017 5:47 PM

Statement from City Attorney Jeremy Berry Responding to Ruling in Cochran Case

12/20/2017 5:39 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates the Launch of TravelSafely App

12/20/2017 5:01 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Statement on Passage of Republican Tax Bill

12/20/2017 1:50 PM

Joint Local and Federal Investigation Determines No Foul Play Involved in Electrical Fire at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

12/19/2017 4:45 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Announces Bank on Atlanta Initiative

Mayor Kasim Reed today announced the Bank on Atlanta Initiative. Bank on Atlanta is a financial access program that will focus on providing free or very low-cost banking products, along with financial education and financial counseling, to unbanked and underbanked residents in the City of Atlanta.

12/19/2017 3:50 PM

City of Atlanta’s PATH Parkway at Georgia Tech Named Best New Bikeway of 2017 by PeopleforBikes

Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that the City of Atlanta’s PATH Parkway was named number one on the “Best New Bikeways of 2017” list by PeopleforBikes.

12/19/2017 10:32 AM

Mayor Kasim Reed Announces The iVillage at MLK, Georgia’s First Shipping Container Village

Mayor Kasim Reed, Invest Atlanta and MARTA today officially announced The iVillage at MLK, a transit-oriented development made out of repurposed shipping containers, at H.E. Holmes MARTA Station.

12/18/2017 5:50 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed to Hold Media Briefing on Power Outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

12/15/2017 3:28 PM

City of Atlanta Department of Corrections Hosts Annual Holiday Food and Toy Drive

12/15/2017 12:18 PM

Mayor Kasim Reed Announces the Passage of the Pension Board Reform Ordinance

Mayor Kasim Reed today announced that the ordinance to reform the boards governing pensions for City of Atlanta employees was approved today by the Atlanta City Council during a special-called meeting.

12/13/2017 6:27 PM