What the New Falcons Stadium’s Neighbors Want: A Talk with Yvonne Jones, Chair of NPU-L

The Atlanta City Council has now voted to approve the deal between Mayor Kasim Reed and the Atlanta Falcons, for a new downtown stadium for the team.

Part of the agreement for the $1 billion project calls for improvements to the struggling neighborhoods near the Georgia Dome, where the new stadium will be built.  Broadcast VersionExpanded Version

To find out some of what the communities want from the project, WABE’s Denis O’Hayer spoke with Yvonne Jones, the chair of Neighborhood Planning Unit L (NPU-L), the citizens advisory council that represents the English Avenue and Vine City neighborhoods.