Currently holds the office of Atlanta City Mayor until December 31, 2025.
Candidate for Atlanta City Mayor in 2021 Georgia Consolidated Municipal Runoff Election.
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Get StartedCreate a strike FORCE to go after gun traffickers and illegal guns. And work with federal and state agencies like GBI, FBI, ATF and to keep dangerous gangs out of Atlanta and guns out of our communities. Learn more
As Mayor, my focus will be on immediately halting the crime that’s plaguing our communities through SAFE STREETS ATLANTA. But I won’t stop there. I have a plan to stop crime TODAY, by investing in my S.A.F.E. Streets Plan, but I also know that we have to fight the crime of TOMORROW – and I will simultaneously invest resources in job placement programs, anti-recidivism outreach, after school programs and creating good paying jobs for citizens and communities that have been overlooked for too long. Learn more
SURGE the police force by 250 officers in my first year and 400 by the second. Train officers in conflict resolution and support them with technology like security cameras and license plate readers. Learn more
ARREST the gang leaders who are preying on our children and hire city-funded prosecutors empowered to resolve court backlogs and get violent criminals off the streets. Learn more
EMPOWER APD to do community policing and focus on dangerous crime and let specialists address non-violent issues. Recruit first responders from HBCUs so they have college degrees and cultural sensitivity. Learn more
Increase housing options around transit stops. Learn more
Appoint a Chief Housing Officer with experience in building and preservation of housing. Learn more
Incentivize amenity driven, transit oriented, and mixed-income development in underdeveloped parts of town. Learn more
Streamline and consolidate the building codes to avoid unnecessary costs which are passed on to renters. Learn more
Revise zoning or development codes to require an affordable housing component and reduced parking near transit. Learn more
Lead the partnership with the Atlanta Housing Authority to build affordable housing on Bowen Homes, Hollywood Courts, Bankhead, Englewood, North Avenue, and other sites where hundreds of acres lay barren yet are ripe for the development of mixed-income housing. Learn more
Allocate increased funding for affordable housing, including: $250 million affordable housing bond $10 million in funding from the general fund each year $10 million in new annual funding from renewable sources. Learn more
Revive the Pothole Posse famously and effectively implemented under Mayor Shirley Franklin. Learn more
Complete the rollout of Vision Zero that I helped to adopt by reducing speed limits and installing traffic calming devices and streetlights across the entire city. Learn more
Adopt a “safe systems” design program where crashes are not deadly because street design prevents cars from speeding as easily. Learn more
Leverage the federal infrastructure package to complete BeltLine rail and Campbellton Road transit by 2030. Learn more
Prioritize sidewalks within ½ mile of schools and senior facilities. Learn more
Implement a phased approach by providing students, seniors, disabled persons and city employees with subsidies first followed by free MARTA access. Learn more
Work with GA Dept of Transportation to implement safety projects on state routes and set clear safety priorities for state routes inside city limits. Learn more
Streamline procurement to remove roadblocks so that Atlanta’s crumbling infrastructure can be fixed quickly. Current 15-month long procurement process for purchasing goods and services caused by corruption in the previous administration must be addressed immediately. Learn more
Quickly address safety and traffic calming measures like speed humps and 4-way stops, pedestrian beacons, and ADA ramps. Learn more
Freeze property taxes for seniors. Learn more
Ensure that there are fair and equitable tax abatements in Atlanta, Fulton County, and Dekalb County. Learn more
He is focused on ensuring that while the city continues to entice Fortune 100 enterprises, it remains diligent in its support and recognition of the small businesses that employ so many Atlantans. Learn more
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