Placemakers: They Tore Down Hell

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English - August 08, 2016 15:15 - 29 minutes - ★★★★ - 1K ratings
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Atlanta wanted an end to its public housing projects--no more pockets of
poverty, crime, and despair. In the 1990s, the city started tearing the projects down,
replacing them with mixed-income neighborhoods. The shining success story of this
effort? East Lake, which turned “Little Vietnam” into a safe, beautiful community.
We’ll meet the people who made it happen. When so much can go wrong, how did
East Lake get it right?
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Atlanta wanted an end to its public housing projects--no more pockets of

poverty, crime, and despair. In the 1990s, the city started tearing the projects down,

replacing them with mixed-income neighborhoods. The shining success story of this

effort? East Lake, which turned “Little Vietnam” into a safe, beautiful community.

We’ll meet the people who made it happen. When so much can go wrong, how did

East Lake get it right?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices