The Future of Public Housing

In 1936, Atlanta, Georgia, built the nation’s first housing project. Soon, more of the city’s population lived in the projects than in any other city in the nation. Now, Atlanta is set to knock all the big projects down and become the first big city without projects. The U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity is holding hearings today on the future of housing. In light of Atlanta’s move (and the plans of other big cities like Chicago, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles), we are looking at whether public housing projects have a future. To discuss this issue is Renee L. Glover, the president and CEO of Atlanta’s Housing Authority, and Representative Maxine Waters, the Democrat from California, who is the the Chairwoman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.