degree, an increase of 61%. Between the mid-1990s and 2010,
stimulated by funding from the HOPE VI program, Atlanta demolished nearly all of
its public housing, a total of 17,000 units and about 10% of all housing units
in the city. In 2005, the $2.8 billion BeltLine project was adopted, with the
stated goals of converting a disused 22-mile freight railroad loop that
surrounds the central city into an art-filled multi-use trail and increasing
the city’s park space by 40%. Lastly, Atlanta’s cultural offerings expanded
during the 2000s: the High Museum of Art doubled in size; the Alliance Theatre
won a Tony Award; and numerous art galleries were established on the
once-industrial West side
