Let's Go Higher

Atlanta:
Let’s Go Higher

The Atlanta Committee for Progress (ACP) is a partnership between the city’s top business, civic and academic leaders, and the Mayor of Atlanta to support positive change in our city. Over the past 20 years, we’ve made great progress.

Now, we want to accelerate Atlanta’s competitiveness for residents, businesses and investment. What will it take for Atlanta to Go Higher?

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Maintain a Financially
Strong City

Goal

Maintain the city’s general fund reserves above 20 percent of its operating budget while continuing to maintain the AAA credit rating.

Expand Opportunity
for All

Goal

Increase access to jobs through workforce development
and affordability.

Strengthen Student
Achievement

Goal

Improve the college graduation rate and career readiness of APS students.

Reducing
Homelessness

Goal

Make Homelessness Rare, Brief, and Non-Recurring.

Keep Atlanta Safe

Goal

Continue to reduce crime by strengthening public safety through community trust, advanced technology, and focused efforts on youth engagement and repeat offender prevention.

To read more about our plan
to take Atlanta higher, click here