Despite a county-imposed moratorium on certain housing developments, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) sees no slowdown in residential growth in Forsyth County. That’s according to the ARC’s “Housing Forward 2035,” described as “a Strategy to Address the Region’s Housing Challenges.”
The focus of the report previewed at recent meeting of the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum is how the Atlanta area can work together to address its growing “housing affordability crisis”.
The study found that if current development trends hold, much of the new housing through 2035 will be built in outer counties, such as Forsyth, Cherokee, and Henry, that are far from the region’s major job centers and transit access.
Housing Forward 2035 offers an “alternative growth scenario” that directs new housing toward areas closer to job centers and transit, expands access to economic opportunity, and steers development away from areas more vulnerable to climate change. The study found that about 70% of new jobs created by 2035 are expected to be at low- to moderate- income levels.
There’s much more to the report, which can be read here: ARC Previews ‘Housing Forward 2035’ – a Strategy to Address the Region’s Housing Challenges – ARC