Confederate Street Name Review

At a glance

• What: Resolution 26-R-4190 asks the Department of Transportation to identify all public streets and rights-of-way in Council District 12 named for or associated with the Confederacy, to develop a process for renaming them, and to seek community engagement on replacement names.

• Where it stands: Introduced October 5, 2026 and referred to Transportation (October 14); on October 19 it appears among the items returned as held in Community Development/Human Services.

• Next: Community Development/Human Services, October 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM.

• Sponsors: Lewis, M. Bond, Westmoreland and Collins. A companion Lewis resolution (26-R-4191) asks the City and Atlanta Housing to study expanding and preserving Section 9 public housing and was also held on October 19.

Sources

• Action minutes, City Council regular meeting, October 5, 2026: https://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=15&ID=4140&Inline=True
• Action minutes (draft), City Council regular meeting, October 19, 2026: https://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=15&ID=4149&Inline=True

Log

2026-10-19 - City Council

Returned as held.

2026-10-05 - City Council

Introduced and referred.