The Civic League - Research Atlanta Reports
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

In 2006, Research Atlanta joined with the Regional Leadership Forum to create The Civic League for Regional Atlanta. Reports issued by Research Atlanta are available for downloading below.

ARTS

• The Arts Economy in 20 Cities: Where Does Atlanta Stand? by Roland Kushner and Arthur C. Brooks, 2000
• Sustainable Funding for the Arts: What Can Atlanta Learn from the Detroit Experience? Michael Rushton, June 2004
• Sustainable Funding for the Arts: Earmarked Taxes and Options for Metropolitan Atlanta, Michael Rushton, November 2003

EDUCATION

• Overcoming Barriers: Urban School Success, by Catherine Freeman, November 2002
• School Boards and Local Control: Roles and Responsibilities, by Catherine Freeman, January 2002

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

• Reinventing Municipal Governance: From the New Generation of Big-City Mayors, by John C. Thomas

OPEN SPACE

• Open Space Acquisitions and Management Opportunities in the City of Atlanta and Adjacent Jurisdictions, by Alycen Whiddon, Lee G. Ross III, Caleb Racicot and Laura Kraul, May 2003

T.A.D

• Georgia’s Redevelopment Powers Law: A Policy Guide to the Evaluation and Use of Tax Allocation Districts, Carolyn Bourdeaux and John Matthews, November 2004

TRANSPORTATION

• THE NORTHERN ARC: The Outer Perimeter Reincarnated? Truman Hartshorn

OTHERS

• The Atlanta Housing Authority’s Olympic Legacy Program: Public Housing Projects To Mixed Income Communities, by Harvey Newman, April 2002
• Individual Philanthropy Patterns in Metro Atlanta, by David M. Van Slyke and Arthur C. Brooks, January 2001
• What is Social Capital And Why Does It Matter? by John C. Thomas, March 2001
• Options for Regional Decision Making in Metro Atlanta, by Arthur C. Nelson, 1999