Mixed Income Communities Initiative (MICI) - Research

UPDATE Making the Case: The Next Generation MICI is pleased to announce that efforts are currently underway to update and reintroduce "Making the Case for Mixed Income and Mixed Use Communities" (MTC). In addition to more current data, MTC will also focus attention on matters of health and its connectedness to transportation and the location of affordable housing.  While no firm date has yet been set, "Making the Case: The Next Generation" is targeted for a Spring 2007 release. To ensure you get this new report, sign up for ANDP's mailing list here.

Making the Case for Mixed Income & Mixed Use Communities

In 2000, ANDP began convening the regions leaders to discuss the relationship between affordable housing, transportation, sprawl, land use, air/water, and other quality of life issues. What evolved was a formal initiative named the Mixed Income Communities Initiative.  This group of concerned citizens and organizations undertook a four-year study, in which it commissioned a number of reports (listed below) to more closely examine the issues. The result of these commissioned reports was published in "Making the Case for Mixed Income & Mixed Use Communities," written and edited by David Goldberg at SmartGrowth America.  Download a PDF version:  Executive Summary (2.3MB)  Full Report (5.9MB).  You may also contact MICI staff to obtain a hard copy of the report, which includes a cd with all commissioned reports and many other extras.


Atlanta MetroPatterns

This report examines demographic shifts and the effects of tax and other policies on where and how the region's citizens live.  Atlanta MetroPatterns was prepared and produced by Myron Orfield and Tom Luce at M.A.R.C. & Ameregis. Download a PDF version of the report here (9.8 MB).


Fair Share Housing in the Atlanta Region

Fair Share Housing in the Atlanta Region examines the relationship among jobs in Atlanta's most prominent job centers, the amount of salaries/wages they pay, and the housing available in those same job centers to those workers. This report was prepared and produced by Dr. David Sawicki, et al, at Georgia Tech - City and Regional Planning. Download a PDF version of the report here (13.6 MB).


Workforce Housing Balance for the Atlanta Region

Commissioned by the Atlanta Regional Commission and referenced in MTC, Workforce Housing Balance for the Atlanta Region is a projection of housing demand based on income and location. Download a PDF version of the report here (481K).  (Back to Top)