Editing Atlanta (section)

===21st century===
[[File:DARLINGTON ATLANTA DAY SKYLINE 1.jpg|thumb|Midtown has been a major growing center of the city since the turn of the 21st century.]]

During the 2000s, the city of Atlanta underwent a profound physical, [[human culture|cultural]], and [[demographics|demographic]] change. As some of the African-American middle and upper classes also began to move to the suburbs, a booming economy drew numerous new migrants from other cities in the United States, who contributed to changes in the city's demographics. African Americans made up a decreasing portion of the population, from a high of 67% in 1990 to 54% in 2010.<ref name="spelman">{{cite web|url=http://www.spelman.edu/academics/enrichment/census/pdf/cicnewsletterjan2009vs2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208211609/http://www.spelman.edu/academics/enrichment/census/pdf/cicnewsletterjan2009vs2.pdf |archive-date=December 8, 2011 |title=The U.S. Census in the Past and Present|author=Tiffany Davis, B.A.|publisher=Spelman College|date=January 22, 2009}}</ref> From 2000 to 2010, Atlanta gained 22,763 white residents, 5,142 Asian residents, and 3,095 Hispanic residents, while the city's Black population decreased by 31,678.<ref name="blogs.ajc.com">{{cite web|first=Jim |last=Galloway |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/a-census-speeds-atlanta-toward-racially-neutral-ground/52AG4EFMIBARFCUHPNRKXAMWSE/ |title=A census speeds Atlanta toward racially neutral ground |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |date=March 23, 2011 |access-date=June 4, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="nyt-031106">{{cite news |work=The New York Times |first=Shaila |last=Dewan |date=March 11, 2006 |title=Gentrification Changing Face of New Atlanta |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/national/11atlanta.html}}</ref> Much of the city's demographic change during the decade was driven by young, college-educated professionals: from 2000 to 2009, the [[Intown Atlanta|three-mile radius]] surrounding [[Downtown Atlanta]] gained 9,722 residents aged 25 to 34 and holding at least a four-year degree, an increase of 61%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-01-1Ayoungrestless01_ST_N.htm |work=USA Today |title=Urban centers draw more young, educated adults |date=April 1, 2011}}</ref> This was similar to the tendency in other cities for young, college educated, single or married couples to live in downtown areas.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schneider |first=Craig |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/young-professionals-lead-surge-intown-living/4kQU4TmoIKuorXuV3FPDPP/ |title=Young professionals lead surge of intown living |newspaper=ajc.com |date=April 13, 2011 |access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>

In the lead-up to the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], the [[Atlanta Housing Authority]] demolished nearly all of its public housing.<ref name="oakley">{{cite web|url=http://urbanhealth.gsu.edu/files/gsu_public_housing_report1.pdf |author1=Deirdre Oakley |author2=Erin Ruel |author3=G. Elton Wilson |title=A Choice with No Options: Atlanta Public Housing Residents' Lived Experiences in the Face of Relocation |publisher=[[Georgia State University]] |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203321/http://urbanhealth.gsu.edu/files/gsu_public_housing_report1.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2025-02-02|title=By 2011, Atlanta Had Demolished All of Its Public Housing Projects. Where Did All Those People Go?|first=Stephanie|last=Garlock|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-08/by-2011-atlanta-had-demolished-all-of-its-public-housing-projects-where-did-all-those-people-go|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Cassandra|last1=Douglas|accessdate=2025-02-02|title=The '96 Olympics: Techwood And The New Face Of Public Housing|url=https://www.wabe.org/96-olympics-techwood-and-new-face-public-housing/|date=19 July 2016|website=WABE}}</ref> Residents instead received vouchers to pay for private housing; a wave of mixed housing was built using funding from the [[HOPE VI]] program under CEO Renee Lewis Glover (1994–2013).<ref name="trubey">{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/atlanta-housing-authority-chief-glover-sues-agency-for-legal-fees/XN8ny9KeM7eF52QesPbMzM/|last=Trubey|first=J. Scott|title=Ex-Atlanta Housing Authority chief Glover sues agency for legal fees|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

In 2005, the city approved the $2.8&nbsp;billion [[BeltLine]] project. It was intended to convert a disused 22-mile freight railroad loop that surrounds the central city into an art-filled multi-use trail and light rail transit line, which would increase the city's park space by 40%.<ref name="BeltlineFacts">{{cite web|title=The Atlanta BeltLine in 5|url=https://beltline.org/about/the-atlanta-beltline-project/atlanta-beltline-overview/|website=Atlanta Beltline|publisher=Atlanta Beltline Inc.|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207033044/https://beltline.org/about/the-atlanta-beltline-project/atlanta-beltline-overview/|archive-date=February 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The project stimulated retail and residential development along the loop, but has been criticized for its adverse effects on some Black communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curbed.com/2020/7/16/21315678/city-racism-urbanism-atlanta-beltline|title=Urbanism Hasn't Worked for Everyone|last=Walker|first=Alissa|date=July 16, 2020|website=Curbed|access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref> In 2013, the project received a federal grant of $18 million to develop the southwest corridor. In September 2019, the James M. Cox Foundation gave $6 million to the PATH Foundation which will connect the [[Silver Comet Trail]] to The Atlanta BeltLine, which was expected to be completed by 2022. Upon completion, the total combined interconnected trail distance around Atlanta for the Atlanta BeltLine and Silver Comet Trail will be the longest paved trail surface in the U.S., totaling about {{convert|300|miles}}.<ref name="BeltlineFacts" />

Atlanta's cultural offerings expanded during the 2000s: the [[High Museum of Art]] doubled in size; the [[Alliance Theatre]] won a [[Tony Award]]; and art galleries were established on the once-industrial [[West Midtown|Westside]].<ref name="online.wsj.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704415104576250962970106874 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first=Timothy W. |last=Martin |title=The New New South |date=April 16, 2011}}</ref> The [[College Football Hall of Fame]] relocated to Atlanta and the [[National Center for Civil and Human Rights]] museum was constructed. The city of Atlanta was the subject of a [[2018 Atlanta cyberattack|massive cyberattack]] which began in March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perlroth |first1=Nicole |last2=Benner |first2=Katie |title=Iranians Accused in Cyberattacks, Including One That Hobbled Atlanta |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/us/politics/atlanta-cyberattack-iran.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/us/politics/atlanta-cyberattack-iran.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |url-access=limited |work=The New York Times |date=November 28, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December 2019, Atlanta hosted the [[Miss Universe 2019]] pageant competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/miss-universe-2019-pageant-held-atlanta/J0ykuejGEi9l82VHkUqG7N/|title=Miss Universe 2019 pageant to be held in Atlanta|last=Coyne|first=Amanda|date=October 31, 2019|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/dcfdb0e1085a4ba5a8e6fc0ad9c22056|title=Tyler Perry's new studio to host 2019 Miss Universe pageant|date=October 31, 2019|website=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/miss-universe-2019-crowned-steve-harvey-blunders-again|title=Miss Universe 2019 crowned, Steve Harvey blunders again|date=December 8, 2019|website=Fox 5 Atlanta|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> On June 16, 2022, Atlanta was selected as a host city for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/media-releases/media-release-greater-than-fwc-2026-greater-than-host-cities-announcement|title=FIFA unveils stellar line-up of FIFA World Cup 2026 Host Cities|publisher=FIFA|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref>