No More Projects

Atlanta Public Housing Atlanta close to tearing down last housing project

by Associated Press

Published: Tue, July 28, 2009 - 5:18 am CST Last Updated: Tue, July 28, 2009 - 5:22 am CST

ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta is on its way to becoming the first major U.S. city to eliminate all of its large public housing projects. And cities from Boston to Los Angeles are following its lead.

For more than 15 years, projects where some 1.2 million families live have been razed. They've been replaced with a mix of higher-rent and subsidized apartments and homes.

But advocates for the poor worry that not enough subsidized homes remain, and thousands of families are being dumped on the street. Less than half of the 92,000 units demolished by cities have been replaced with traditional public housing.

California Rep. Maxine Waters has requested a demolition moratorium and 20,000 additional Section 8 vouchers to support
displaced families.

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kwb1973 Says:

Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:44 am

Mike x 51, if they can barely afford to pay little or no rent in a housing project, how can they afford to move to the “good” areas? Don’t be afraid, surely they don’t want to move next to your scary behind! Not everyone living in public housing are criminals.

Mike x51 Says:

Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:23 am

Why would you want to eliminate it? So the people who cause the crime can move to good areas an bring the trouble with them?

Alabama Patriot Says:

Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:18 am

A GREAT IDEA FOR MOBILE!!!!! Since the majority of crime in this city has at one time or another been traced back to public housing, eliminating these housing projects would be beneficial.